Overview
- Manchester United confirmed Michael Carrick will lead the team until the end of the season following Ruben Amorim’s dismissal after 14 months, with Darren Fletcher having overseen two matches as caretaker.
- Carrick’s first match is the Manchester derby at Old Trafford, scheduled for 12:30pm on January 17, with Pep Guardiola noting Carrick’s familiarity with his preferred shape from his Middlesbrough tenure.
- Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo have returned from the Africa Cup of Nations and are available, while Matthijs de Ligt remains sidelined with a back issue and Shea Lacey is suspended.
- Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Joel and Avram Glazer traveled to Manchester for an executive committee meeting at Carrington, marking a rare owners’ visit to the training base.
- United sit seventh in the Premier League after mixed results, with planned supporter protests in the coming weeks and a broader search for a permanent manager expected in the summer.