Michael Carrick continues to be asked about his future now that Champions League football has been secured.
Manchester United’s 2025/26 campaign was turned on its head in January when Michael Carrick was appointed interim head coach.
Given the job until the end of the season, Carrick was tasked with qualifying for the Champions League, which was a massive ask considering the team’s form under Ruben Amorim.
With three games left to play in the Premier League, Carrick has made his feelings known on United’s approach to waiting until the end of the season to announce whether he will remain in charge of the first team.
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Carrick is none the wiser about his future at Old Trafford.
Despite a brilliant run in charge as interim head coach, United are seemingly sticking to their initial plan of announcing a permanent head coach at the end of the season.
Speaking at his press conference at Carrington on Thursday, Carrick stated that he believes clarity on the United head coach role is important now that Champions League football has been sealed with three games left to play.
Carrick maintains that he is comfortable with the situation and remains focused on finishing the season strongly regardless of his future.
“Listen, clarity is important,” Carrick told reporters.
“It’s come the time of, at the end of the season where, I think we’ve finished strong, put ourselves in a good position, and obviously the situation of my role and what it looks like moving forward. I think it’s just the natural time.
“It was always spoken about towards the end of the season, if not the end of the season. So nothing has really changed, to be honest.”
The journalists seemingly expected United’s 3-2 win over Liverpool to prove decisive, but Carrick stressed that it has not altered the timeline yet, adding: “It’s a matter of days ago and we have got eyes on finishing the season strongly as well.
“I understand the question, I understand the timing of it. But from my point of view, right at this stage it’s just putting the boys in a place to finish the season strongly and then, as I’ve said all along, I’m calm about it, it’ll get sorted out when it’s gonna get sorted out. It’s out of my hands, so we’ll see what happens.”
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Michael Carrick always had long-term vision in temporary role
Carrick was only given the head coach role on an interim basis in January, but he has always stressed that his goal was to help United in the long-term.
The 44-year-old has already done that by securing a spot in the Champions League.
Carrick added: “I’ve said from the start I’ve never approached a day here with any short-term decisions.
“Whether that is different to the outlook from others I don’t know. But from myself and the staff we’ve made decisions for the long-term, with the group and individual players, how we treat them and try to help develop them, so I don’t think we would change the approach about how we go about things.
“It might be for other people looking towards me, maybe us — whether that is players, supporters or media. I don’t know how that changes. Maybe we’ll get to see. From my point of view, I’ve gone about it in a way I feel right to do it.”
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