Senne Lammens opened up about something that Michael Carrick has shown to the Manchester United players after the interim head coach’s return to Old Trafford.
Michael Carrick was installed as Manchester United interim head coach until the end of the 2025-26 Premier League season after Ruben Amorim’s sacking by the club.
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Ruben Amorim was dismissed as Man Utd manager in January and the Ineos regime at Old Trafford turned to Darren Fletcher for two matches as caretaker head coach.
United legend Carrick has enjoyed a sensational start to life in the Old Trafford hot seat this season, with the Red Devils undefeated in five matches under his reign.
United won their first four consecutive Premier League fixtures under Carrick, including against the likes of title challengers Manchester City and Arsenal.
Senne Lammens’ verdict on Michael Carrick after Man Utd’s wins against Manchester City and Arsenal
Michael Carrick kicked off his interim head coach reign with Manchester United’s superb 2-0 win over Manchester City in the final Manchester derby of the season.
Following Man Utd’s result over Man City, the Red Devils travelled to the Emirates and Carrick’s men chalked up an emphatic 3-2 comeback win over Arsenal.
Speaking after United’s 1-1 draw with West Ham on Tuesday evening, Senne Lammens talked up the importance of Carrick’s transparent communication skills.
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“One of his strong suits is communication, being clear about what he wants,” he said, as per BBC Sport.
“We knew what we had to do and executed the plan. City and Arsenal were different kinds of games because we didn’t really have to make it ourselves.
“It was more about being compact, playing from the counter and creating chances, which is one of our strong suits. We know we can do well against those teams.”
Senne Lammens on Man Utd’s performances vs Fulham and Tottenham under Michael Carrick
Following the encounters with both Arsenal and Man City in January, United hosted Fulham at Old Trafford earlier this month and sealed a dramatic 3-2 win on the day.
Carrick oversaw his fourth consecutive win as Red Devils interim boss last weekend, with United successfully defeating 10-man Tottenham in a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford.
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Speaking on Carrick and the aforementioned two Man Utd results, Lammens added: “Against Fulham and Tottenham, we had to play more of our game.
“It was not always the prettiest, but the result was there, which is the most important thing, and something we haven’t really done all season.”
Carrick’s winning momentum ended on Tuesday evening, with Man Utd narrowly avoiding defeat to West Ham after striker Benjamin Sesko’s injury-time equaliser.
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