Wayne Rooney has picked out a manager who âshould 100%â be named as Manchester Unitedâs next permanent boss ahead of next season.
Interim boss Michael Carrick has placed himself in a prime position to be Man Utdâs next permanent manager, having won seven of his ten matches in charge.
Carrick has made several simple changes to spark an instant upturn in results and performances, and the Red Devils now look set to qualify for the Champions League.
Initially, Man Utd planned to have Carrick in charge only until the summer, but the club legend has put INEOS in a difficult position as the fan clamour for him to be their next permanent boss has been growing.
Carrick has also been boosted by Thomas Tuchel and Carlo Ancelotti removing themselves from the running to be Man Utdâs next permanent boss, though Paul Scholes has named his âperfectâ successor.
But Rooney has explained why he thinks Carrick âhas toâ be Man Utdâs manager beyond this season.
â100% he should [get the job]. I have said this. I knew this was going to happen with Michael Carrick,â Rooney said.
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âI know him very well. I know his character, his personality. It needed a calm head, but someone who knows the place and the players needed some love, and he has given them that.
âWe have seen the players play with more quality, more together as a team, and they look like a very strong team. For me, why would you change?
âHe has got the best winning percentage of any Manchester United manager after that many games. For me, he has to get the job.â
Former Man Utd striker Michael Owen agrees with Rooney, with the pundit hitting out at âstupidâ suggestions that he âshouldnât continueâ.
âIâd be firmly in the camp of Carrick keeping the job,â Owen told the Manchester Evening News.
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âThey have tried virtually everything. And after a dozen years of trying and failing, you land on somebody, thatâs getting a tune out of the players, theyâre winning games and looking progressive, some of the players are playing the best football theyâve played in years.
âImagine if you got rid of Michael Carrick, just imagine it, and you brought in whoever, I donât care who it is, a born winner, theyâve already had that type of manager. Imagine if things start going poorly again. I mean, the ownership would get absolutely lynched.
âI mean what a stupid⊠how on Earth anybody can say that he shouldnât continue. Whatâs the worst that can happen? You give him a couple of yearsâ contract, whatâs the worst that can happen?
âHe starts the next season for the first three or four months, he loses every game and heâs useless. You can part company. Itâs not like youâve got to stick with someone for 10 years.â
Interim boss Michael Carrick has placed himself in a prime position to be Man Utdâs next permanent manager, having won seven of his ten matches in charge.
Carrick has made several simple changes to spark an instant upturn in results and performances, and the Red Devils now look set to qualify for the Champions League.
Initially, Man Utd planned to have Carrick in charge only until the summer, but the club legend has put INEOS in a difficult position as the fan clamour for him to be their next permanent boss has been growing.
Carrick has also been boosted by Thomas Tuchel and Carlo Ancelotti removing themselves from the running to be Man Utdâs next permanent boss, though Paul Scholes has named his âperfectâ successor.
But Rooney has explained why he thinks Carrick âhas toâ be Man Utdâs manager beyond this season.
â100% he should [get the job]. I have said this. I knew this was going to happen with Michael Carrick,â Rooney said.
READ: Man Utd avoid Mason Greenwood wrath after pre-Tottenham De Zerbi approach
âI know him very well. I know his character, his personality. It needed a calm head, but someone who knows the place and the players needed some love, and he has given them that.
âWe have seen the players play with more quality, more together as a team, and they look like a very strong team. For me, why would you change?
âHe has got the best winning percentage of any Manchester United manager after that many games. For me, he has to get the job.â
Former Man Utd striker Michael Owen agrees with Rooney, with the pundit hitting out at âstupidâ suggestions that he âshouldnât continueâ.
âIâd be firmly in the camp of Carrick keeping the job,â Owen told the Manchester Evening News.
READ MORE: Man Utd: Carrick boost as PL manager rejected after âsounding outâ INEOS; âinterestingâ factor emerges
âThey have tried virtually everything. And after a dozen years of trying and failing, you land on somebody, thatâs getting a tune out of the players, theyâre winning games and looking progressive, some of the players are playing the best football theyâve played in years.
âImagine if you got rid of Michael Carrick, just imagine it, and you brought in whoever, I donât care who it is, a born winner, theyâve already had that type of manager. Imagine if things start going poorly again. I mean, the ownership would get absolutely lynched.
âI mean what a stupid⊠how on Earth anybody can say that he shouldnât continue. Whatâs the worst that can happen? You give him a couple of yearsâ contract, whatâs the worst that can happen?
âHe starts the next season for the first three or four months, he loses every game and heâs useless. You can part company. Itâs not like youâve got to stick with someone for 10 years.â
