Manchester United chief executive officer Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox took full advantage of one decision in their process to bring Michael Carrick to Old Trafford.
Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada were both forced to step up for the Ineos regime and to find a new Manchester United interim head coach until the rest of the season.
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Ruben Amorim’s relationship with Wilcox had broken down in recent weeks and the 40-year-old former United manager was finally axed by the Premier League club.
The ex-Sporting CP head coach’s exit at Old Trafford left former Man Utd midfielder Darren Fletcher to step up as caretaker manager in the immediate aftermath.
Manchester United Under-18s head coach Darren Fletcher oversaw the Red Devils’ 2-2 Premier League draw against Burnley and 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Brighton.
Photo by Ryan Hiscott/Getty ImagesHow Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox made their massive Man Utd call around Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick was one of three Red Devils interim candidates considered after Manchester United sacked Ruben Amorim from his head coach post last week.
Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were also considered to be options for both Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox alongside United legend Carrick.
However, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos regime ultimately made the decision to settle on Carrick’s appointment to the interim managerial position until the end of the season.
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ESPN now reports that Man Utd CEO Berrada and director of football Wilcox spoke about Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Carrick with Sir Alex Ferguson.
“Omar and Jason spoke to Sir Alex,” an unnamed United source told the publication.
“They met over breakfast to discuss three guys who had all played under him in the past.
“Some might criticize [sic] that, so you can’t win. But Sir Alex knows Michael, Ole and Ruud better than anyone, so Omar and Jason canvassed his opinion.”
Sir Alex Ferguson’s stance on Michael Carrick ahead of the Man Utd legend’s return to Old Trafford
It has been reported that Sir Alex Ferguson preferred Carrick as the next Man Utd interim manager ahead of fellow Red Devils legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
However, ESPN said that United sources ‘declined’ to confirm whether iconic former Red Devils boss Ferguson had ‘directly anointed’ Carrick as his ‘favored [sic] choice.’
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The legendary 84-year-old Scotsman reportedly approved of Carrick’s credentials to lead the Red Devils for the remainder of the 2025-26 Premier League season.
According to the news outlet, Ferguson was ‘wholly positive’ about Carrick’s return to Man Utd and ‘fully supports his appointment’ to the Old Trafford hot seat.
Carrick agreed terms with United on Monday over the interim head coach role and his appointment was officially confirmed by the Premier League club on Tuesday.
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