The thing with the Glazer/Ratcliffe incarnation of Manchester United is the way they seem to save so much of their disrespect for those who love the club most - season ticket holders and legends like Michael Carrick.
Michael Carrick sacked by MUFC.
Top lad, got the team in the Champions League against expectations. Gave it his all, night and day. Protected others, never threw anyone under a bus. Worked in difficult circumstances. Leaves with head held high. I wish him and his staff the very best.
Michael Carrick knows the industry but for #MUFC leaders to let him take training two days running while clearly working on his dismissal, with no real communication, is poor treatment. Carrick served United superbly as a player + worked diligently as head coach. Deserves better.
The position of @ManUtd head coach has been rendered a hollow concept as the owners have humiliated Michael Carrick.
Like everything else, they’ve disgraced the heritage of the institution they’re custodians of.
Long read for @the1878news
https://t.co/SkrFG7OUmu
The way Michael Carrick is being treated tells you everything you need to know about the owners and the direction our once great club is going. They are complete and utter bast**ds 🤬😡
The fact United briefed the media on Monday that Carrick was being sacked, then briefed this morning that Pochettino is set to be appointed, all while Carrick hasn’t even been informed and is expected to take training as normal, is a JOKE!
If you decided to sack him on Monday, then sack him on Monday! Stop dragging him through your incompetent decision-making. It’s embarrassing.
The club need to come out and speak…
There needs to be open dialogue. How have we got to this point?
Talk about their way of working…
How Carrick is being treated?
How have they got to this point in moving forward with Poch?
Will record shortly my thoughts 💭
What a fantastic day at Windsor Castle to receive my MBE from Prince William. I was dead nervous beforehand, but was then ok chatting with him about football and our work with the homeless over the last 10 years at the Macari Centre.
United’s players now expect Mauricio Pochettino to be their new manager. While their current manager and his staff turn up to train them.
An utterly shameful and shambolic way to run any football club, let alone the one with most eyes on it. They’ve let Manchester United down.
🚨🗣️ @David_Ornstein on Mauricio Pochettino and Manchester United:
“When Ten Hag’s job was on the line in 2024, United spoke to Pochettino (among others: Tuchel, Amorim, De Zerbi, Thomas Frank, Marco Silva, McKenna).
I didn’t hear the best feedback from how it went. I was told they were a little underwhelmed — the feedback wasn’t the best in their eyes regarding his coaching at the time, his hunger, his work rate, etc. They ended up taking Tuchel and De Zerbi to the last two and ultimately gave Ten Hag a new contract.
There have been a number of occasions of this Pochettino consideration. It’s quite remarkable to think they could have taken him for FREE this summer (his contract was expiring after the World Cup).
They had a vacancy because Carrick was only interim; they felt Carrick could earn the permanent job. They clearly didn’t think Pochettino was the man then.
If they turn to him now, they will have to pay around $10M for his release clause with the US men’s national team, a few million more for staff, then his salary, plus the cost of removing Carrick and his staff. A VERY EXPENSIVE DECISION not to go with him in the summer if they go with him now.”
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If Sir Jim @ManUtd is really the strong decisive businessman he is reputed to be then let him be bold. Tell Carrick he’s got the job for foreseeable future & sack Director of Football who bought NO defenders for him in summer. Totally shocking & unacceptable.
Sacking Michael Carrick without also sending Jason Wilcox & Omar Berrada packing is a pointless exercise. You cannot let the two most responsible for Manchester United's current failures - outside of the Glazers & Ratcliffe - choose the next manager. Otherwise the cycle restarts.