{"id":421749,"date":"2026-01-20T16:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421749\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:29:10","slug":"man-utd-dna-always-has-and-always-will-be-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/421749\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd DNA &#8216;always has&#8217; and &#8216;always will&#8217; be there"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Michael Carrick holds up fist as he celebrates win\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/65bcd66bd96e90194b4d24224c607187.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>[Getty Images]<\/p>\n<p>If Michael Carrick&#8217;s dream start as Manchester United head coach proved anything, it was that this club&#8217;s DNA is still alive.<\/p>\n<p>Outsiders have used a record-low slump in the past couple of years as ammunition to try to force a narrative that the Manchester United DNA doesn&#8217;t even exist.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>But it always has, since before Sir Alex Ferguson&#8217;s era of dominance, and it always will.<\/p>\n<p>Carrick deserves all the praise he has received for instilling that identity into his players just three days after returning to Carrington with a new-look coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>United pulverised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Manchester City;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Manchester City<\/a>, who were fortunate to escape Old Trafford on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline in one of the most one-sided derbies in recent history.<\/p>\n<p>Unmatched energy and aggression, players willing to take risks, and always looking forward? The United Way.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Fearless football in and out of possession, an attack-minded set-up supported by talented youth &#8211; the return of Amad, the rise of Patrick Dorgu and the reintegration of Kobbie Mainoo? The United Way.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Mbeumo&#8217;s opening goal was the definition of a Manchester United goal, countering a City free-kick at the other end of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes charged towards a vulnerable defence with multiple team-mates busting a gut alongside him, all to the soundtrack of a roaring Old Trafford crowd and thousands of seats clanking as bloodthirsty fans rose in excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Not only was Ruben Amorim failing to get results, but his approach was anti-MUFC, and much of the &#8220;suffering&#8221; could have been avoided. Now, the days of Fernandes playing deep and Mainoo watching from the bench to accommodate a third centre-back are over.<\/p>\n<p>United aren&#8217;t &#8216;back&#8217; based on one win, but it was liberating to recognise a United team again. It&#8217;s been far too long.<\/p>\n<p>Find more from Alex Turk at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@turktalksfc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Turk Talks FC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Turk Talks FC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768926550_748_.gif\"\/><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Getty Images] If Michael Carrick&#8217;s dream start as Manchester United head coach proved anything, it was that this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[118768,18891,6991,49,48,55558,563,2680,53377,86059,25642,561,82],"class_list":["post-421749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-amad","tag-bruno-fernandes","tag-bryan-mbeumo","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-kobbie-mainoo","tag-manchester-city","tag-manchester-united","tag-michael-carrick","tag-patrick-dorgu","tag-sir-alex-ferguson","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}