{"id":46284,"date":"2026-04-24T14:03:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/manchester-united-manager-sir-alex-ferguson-is-seriously-considering-his-beloved-british-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:03:48","slug":"manchester-united-manager-sir-alex-ferguson-is-seriously-considering-his-beloved-british-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/manchester-united-manager-sir-alex-ferguson-is-seriously-considering-his-beloved-british-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is &#8216;seriously&#8217; considering his beloved British manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/manchester-united-manager-sir-alex-ferguson-is-seriously-considering-his-beloved-british-manager\/#Manchester_United_officials_write_check_direct_to_sign_new_Mainou_player_for_39m\" >Manchester United officials write check direct to sign new Mainou player for \u00a339m<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/manchester-united-manager-sir-alex-ferguson-is-seriously-considering-his-beloved-british-manager\/#Fabrizio_Romano_names_Carrick_a_%E2%80%98serious_candidate\" >Fabrizio Romano names Carrick a &#8216;serious&#8217; candidate<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/manchester-united-manager-sir-alex-ferguson-is-seriously-considering-his-beloved-british-manager\/#What_did_Sir_Alex_Ferguson_say_about_Michael_Carrick\" >What did Sir Alex Ferguson say about Michael Carrick?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano has shared an important update on Manchester United&#8217;s search for their next permanent manager after Michael Carrick spoke about his future at the club this week.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Carrick said he loves being manager of Manchester United but is not &#8220;chasing for answers&#8221; about his future after the season.<\/p>\n<p>It has been 100 days since the Red Devils appointed the former midfielder, captain and coach to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for the remainder of the season following Ruben Amorim&#8217;s acrimonious departure in January.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Carrick have exceeded the expectations of many onlookers, finishing third in the Premier League with wins over the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and most recently Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>With United so close to qualifying for the Champions League, talk has naturally turned to next season, but it is still unclear whether the 44-year-old will stay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve said it many times, but I&#8217;m enjoying being here and I&#8217;m enjoying the role that I have,&#8221; Carrick said ahead of Monday&#8217;s home game against Brentford.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had some good results and we&#8217;re in decent shape. We still want to keep improving, there&#8217;s a demographic we really want to reach. You&#8217;ll see that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I keep saying the same thing every week. There&#8217;s only so much I can say about it, but I&#8217;ve said it over and over again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Again, I enjoy being here. I love being here. It&#8217;s a real honor to be in the position that we&#8217;re in, thriving with the responsibilities that we have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<p><strong>michael carrick<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<p><strong>profile<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>name<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>michael carrick<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>born<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>July 28, 1981, Wallsend (England)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Current role<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Head Coach \u2013 Manchester United<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Affiliated club (player history)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Major honors (playing career)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Premier League x 5, Champions League x 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>coaching style<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>controlled, possession-focused and structured<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Hoping for clarity, Carrick said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Actually, what I&#8217;m really looking for is not a deadline. It&#8217;ll be clear when it&#8217;s going to be clear. It&#8217;s going to be clear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m here now to help the team and help the club get results.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment we&#8217;re on track. We can keep pushing and get better. So that&#8217;s really all I&#8217;m focused on right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"man-utd-officials-make-in-person-checks-on-new-mainoo-richard-rios\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mainoo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mainoo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_officials_write_check_direct_to_sign_new_Mainou_player_for_39m\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tManchester United officials write check direct to sign new Mainou player for \u00a339m<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Manchester United are currently making moves to sign a midfield reinforcement who could become the next Koby Mainu.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fabrizio-romano-names-carrick-as-39-serious-39-candidate\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fabrizio_Romano_names_Carrick_a_%E2%80%98serious_candidate\"><\/span>\n<p>                        Fabrizio Romano names Carrick a &#8216;serious&#8217; candidate<br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Romano said on his YouTube channel that United&#8217;s board is currently seriously considering handing the reins to Carrick.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_19\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cThe feeling inside United is that they are very happy, very happy with Michael Carrick, and even more so recently.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a very good start, but in recent weeks Michael Carrick has looked very likely to be given a permanent job at Man United.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Carrick will certainly have the backing of one man &#8211; none other than Sir Alex Ferguson, who helped guide the 44-year-old to greatness as a coach during his playing days.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-did-sir-alex-ferguson-say-about-michael-carrick\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_did_Sir_Alex_Ferguson_say_about_Michael_Carrick\"><\/span>\n<p>            What did Sir Alex Ferguson say about Michael Carrick?<br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Coach Ferguson chose him for the role years ago and is thought to be in favor of handing the job permanently to his former student.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the moment we acquired Michael in 2006, his personality has always been outstanding,&#8221; said the legendary boss.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is a football man and his character and ability combined meant he was sure to be a huge success at United.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Read more &#8211; Manchester United preparing double raid for two Tottenham stars!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has shared an important update on Manchester United&#8217;s search for their next permanent manager after Michael Carrick spoke about his future at the club this week. Carrick said he loves being manager of Manchester United but is not &#8220;chasing for answers&#8221; about his future after the season. 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