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Man Utd Manager Latest: Michael Carrick Favourite for Old Trafford Caretaker Job
Michael Carrick is favored to become caretaker manager after poor results and early cup exits, with no formal offer yet, as Manchester United faces a challenging season.
- On Thursday Michael Carrick held face-to-face talks with Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox at Carrington and is now expected to be appointed caretaker until season's end, The Guardian reports.
- After the FA Cup exit and boos, Manchester United exited both domestic cups at the first hurdle for the first time since the 1981-82 season, with no European football this season limiting their campaign to 40 games, the fewest since 1914-15.
- Darren Fletcher has been overseeing recent matches, including a 2-2 draw with Burnley and a 2-1 FA Cup defeat by Brighton, and said he expected to be stood down on Monday and would report to Carrington then.
- The packed fixture list heightens the need for a caretaker, with United facing the Manchester derby against Manchester City and Arsenal, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was last week considered the frontrunner by the club board.
- The Guardian reports no offer has been made but Carrick is expected to be appointed caretaker until season's end, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was last week considered the frontrunner after talks with the club board.
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Manchester United are closing in on the appointment of a new caretaker manager, with Michael Carrick emerging as the frontrunner after significant progress in talks over the last 24 hours. According to Fabrizio Romano, the latest meeting between Carrick and the club's board was "very, very positive", particularly in terms of tactics, ideas, communication and overall vision. "Manchester United are ready to appoint a new caretaker manager and over…
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