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<\/p>\nManchester United boss Michael Carrick has broken his silence after Sir Jim Ratcliffe recently claimed the UK was being ‘colonised by immigrants’.<\/p>\n
Ratcliffe made the remarks in an interview with Sky News, with the 71-year-old sparking a huge backlash.<\/p>\n
United released a statement distancing themselves from his comments, while political figures such as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham also condemned the British billionaire.<\/p>\n
There have been suggestions that United’s majority owners, the Glazer family, are unhappy with Ratcliffe and fear his views could lead to issues when it comes to attracting sponsors.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils have been flying under Carrick, with the fallen giants heading to Everton on Monday on the back of four victories from their last five games.<\/p>\n
Facing the media ahead of the showdown on Merseyside, the United interim manager made his feelings clear and suggested everybody associated with the club had a ‘responsibility’ to be respectful.<\/p>\n
\u201cSir Jim made his statement and the club made a statement on the back of it. It is not my place to add to that. Enough has ben said in that regard,” he stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been around this club for many years, we make a huge impact globally and we are responsible for that.<\/p>\n
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has broken his silence after Sir Jim Ratcliffe recently claimed the UK was being ‘colonised by immigrants’<\/p>\n
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“Throughout the years, as a player and member of staff as a supporter, we are really proud of the environment and culture we\u2019ve got at the club.<\/p>\n
“Equality and diversity and respect for each other is something we look to carry through every day.<\/p>\n
“I have travelled the world and know what this club means to a lot of people. I am aware of the responsibility we have.\u201d<\/p>\n
With United winning matches again, Ratcliffe’s comments have provided the club with an unwanted distraction.<\/p>\n
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When asked if the 71-year-old’s words had undermined the unity within the club, Carrick insisted that wasn’t the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a really strong group, whether that is the players or the staff,” he stressed.<\/p>\n
“We are in constant communication anyway. We are here to support each other in whatever way we can.<\/p>\n
“The boys have been in good spirits this week. We\u2019ve had some time off which has been important for a refresh and a bit of a deep breath after the short time we\u2019ve been together to digest everything and then come together and focus on what\u2019s next. <\/p>\n
“We are here to help each other and support each other in whatever way we can.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier in the season, meanwhile, the Red Devils lost 1-0 to Everton at Old Trafford on a nightmare night for Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n
United played the majority of the game a man up after Idrissa Gueye received his marching orders for slapping his own teammate.<\/p>\n
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It was a huge victory for David Moyes, who lasted just 10 months with United after replacing Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.<\/p>\n
Carrick was part of the squad that played under Moyes and he’s got nothing but positive things to say about his old manager.<\/p>\n
\u201cDavid [Moyes] is such a good manager, knows what it takes to have success,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We have had a lot of time to look forward to it. Always tough going to Everton.<\/p>\n
“We are trying to be our best. We have things to improve on. A good spirit and we will draw on that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carrick also confirmed that Matthijs de Ligt will miss the match, with the Netherlands international’s last appearance coming back in November. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has broken his silence after Sir Jim Ratcliffe recently claimed the UK was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,349,217,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-436555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-manchester-united","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}