Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe \u2018will make the ultimate call\u2019 on Michael Carrick\u2019s future and the next permanent Red Devils manager, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Premier League club chose to sack Ruben Amorim in January and replace him temporarily with Carrick, who took over as interim head coach until the end of the season.<\/p>\n
Carrick has led Man Utd<\/a> to seven wins, two draws and two losses in his first 11 matches in charge and the former England international now has six more matches to impress.<\/p>\n It has been looking more and more likely that Carrick will be given the permanent job in the summer with their form taking Man Utd to third in the Premier League and likely to claim a Champions League spot next term.<\/p>\n However, their 2-1 defeat at home to arch-rivals Leeds on Monday night reportedly put doubt in the head of some Man Utd officials as they look to select a new permanent boss.<\/p>\n There have been rumours that Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann has been approached<\/a> with Bournemouth\u2019s Andoni Iraola another potential option<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ: Seven Premier League deciders and their impact on the title as Arsenal face Man City<\/a><\/p>\n And now Laurie Whitwell of The Athletic has revealed that<\/a> Carrick\u2019s \u2018personality does not align with what the British billionaire would typically go for\u2019 with Ratcliffe normally \u2018drawn to alpha characters\u2019.<\/p>\n On the decision to appoint their next permanent manager, it is understood that Man Utd co-owner Ratcliffe \u2018will make the ultimate call, with the Glazer family, who own the majority of shares, content to let him take the lead\u2019.<\/p>\n Man Utd are acutely aware that \u2018if they appoint somebody else and it starts badly, going back to Carrick is not an option.\u2019<\/p>\n Whitwell\u2019s colleague David Ornstein has already that \u201cnothing has been decided\u201d by Man Utd and that the Red Devils are likely to take their time with such a \u201chuge call\u201d.<\/p>\n MORE MANCHESTER UNITED COVERAGE ON F365\u2026
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