{"id":513032,"date":"2026-03-04T04:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/513032\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T04:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:32:08","slug":"michael-carrick-refuses-to-be-drawn-into-title-talk-as-manchester-united-continue-upturn-in-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/513032\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Carrick refuses to be drawn into title talk as Manchester United continue upturn in form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f7310dfdf07f67787c2fa5e3617b02b4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is refusing to let premature talk of a Premier League title challenge distract his squad, despite a remarkable resurgence that has seen them climb to third in the table.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Since succeeding Ruben Amorim in the Old Trafford dugout, Carrick has guided United to six wins in seven matches, including a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>United have picked up 19 points from a possible 21 under their interim manager. However, they still trail league leaders Arsenal by 13 points, albeit with a game in hand as the season enters its final stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing United\u2019s position in the 2026 title race, Carrick maintained a grounded perspective and remains keen to keep expectations in check despite the recent upturn.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, you can\u2019t rule anything out in football, right?\u201d Carrick said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/michael-carrick-embargoed-press-conference-transcript-ahead-of-newcastle-on-4-march\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his pre-match interview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">his pre-match interview<\/a> ahead of United\u2019s trip to St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be realistic and know where it\u2019s at. We\u2019ve just got to try winning games and see where we are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbove us are two fantastic teams, and there are some really good teams in and around us. We\u2019ve had a good run, but we\u2019re certainly not getting carried away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Carrick has refused to entertain any talk of a title challenge, he will know the Red Devils are well-positioned to secure a top-four finish and a return to the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Next up is a crucial midweek clash against Newcastle United. <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsview.co.uk\/2026\/03\/newcastle-united-hit-by-sickness-bug-ahead-of-manchester-united-clash\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Given the injury and sickness crisis currently rocking the Magpies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Given the injury and sickness crisis currently rocking the Magpies<\/a>, Manchester United could be set to continue their recent resurgence by claiming all three points on Tyneside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is refusing to let premature talk of a Premier League title challenge distract&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513033,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[498,49,48,27428,122756,2680,53377,8668,574,145174,9686,561,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-513032","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-arsenal","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-crystal-palace","12":"tag-interim-manager","13":"tag-manchester-united","14":"tag-michael-carrick","15":"tag-newcastle-united","16":"tag-premier-league","17":"tag-remarkable-resurgence","18":"tag-ruben-amorim","19":"tag-soccer","20":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513032","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=513032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}