Dimitar Berbatov has finally reacted to former Manchester United teammate Michael Carrick succeeding Ruben Amorim as the permanent head coach at Old Trafford.
Ruben Amorim was sacked as Manchester United manager back in January and Ineos turned to Michael Carrick as an interim head coach for the rest of the season.
However, Carrick was permanently appointed United boss ahead of the Red Devils’ final Premier League match of the 2025-26 campaign against Brighton at the Amex.
The 44-year-old United legend kicked off his permanent head coach reign with a win last Sunday, as the Red Devils comfortably beat Brighton 3-0 on the day.
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Dimitar Berbatov on Michael Carrick’s appointment and looking ahead to his Man Utd managerial reign
Michael Carrick is now the seventh permanent Manchester United manager since legendary former Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out of Old Trafford.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Dimitar Berbatov insisted that the former Red Devils interim boss deserved to permanently replace Ruben Amorim at the Premier League club.
“I think he earned it, and based on the job he’s done, he earned the position and he deserved it,” he said.
“And congratulations to him. And, of course, now starts the difficult part to show everyone that, you know, the next season United will be fighting for. I know, in my mind, it’s always about titles and trophies and to go back to the winning ways.”
Berbatov said that his curiosity has piqued over how Carrick’s first season at Old Trafford will play out after his succession to the head coach role was confirmed.
“But as I said, next season comes, probably new players will come, some will leave,” he added.
“I’m curious to see, you know, how the team again will line up, how they play, how they continue to play so good or we’re going to witness a drop in form from the start of the season.
“Just waiting, anticipating that United will be back in my mind at least where they belong in the first place in the Premier League.”
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United ended the 2025-26 campaign in third place and the Red Devils secured their return to the Champions League competition for the 2026-27 campaign.
Former Man Utd striker Berbatov insisted that the Red Devils’ place in UEFA’s top-tier club competition will benefit them in the summer transfer window.
“Well, they qualify for the Champions League, which is always a good pulling power for new players to come into the team because everybody wants to play Champions League football,” he explained.
“In my mind, as I said, maybe it’s not the right way of thinking, but in my mind, United should always be fighting for at least a trophy, some type of trophies, because then everybody will be happy because the team is about the trophies.
“When you look at the history, the players, the managers, everybody going through United will see that it’s about trophies.
“So, in my mind, they should be fighting for any type of trophies.”
The Red Devils won’t return to action under United legend Carrick until the start of the Premier League club’s pre-season tour in July.
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