A now-deleted post from a former United midfielder has renewed scrutiny of Michael Carrick following the defeat at Newcastle and piles fresh pressure on the caretaker manager. The post read: \u201cMichael has definitely got something special about him… cos Utd have been crap last 4 games… night \ud83d\ude18\u201d.<\/p>\n
That criticism adds to a chorus of concern from past players. The article notes that Scholes has previously said Carrick should not be appointed as the club\u2019s next permanent manager, regardless of how he performs for the remainder of the 2025\u201326 season. Roy Keane has also argued for a big-name appointment, calling for someone with top-level experience to steer United back to their former heights and to handle modern pressures such as questionable technology, overzealous fan channels and exaggerated punditry driven to increase social media engagement.<\/p>\n
The job has proved difficult for those with and without such reputations. The piece references managers including Ruben Amorim, Erik ten Hag and Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r among those who have tried to follow Sir Alex Ferguson over the past 13 years.<\/p>\n
United\u2019s performance at St James\u2019 Park was widely described as disappointing. Newcastle played half of the game with a player less after Jacob Ramsey\u2019s red card just before half-time, and United failed to make their numerical advantage count. They had chances but could not find a way past goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale and were punished by a wonder goal from William Osula.<\/p>\n
Carrick reflected on the night with characteristic honesty: \u201cYeah, disappointed obviously, bitterly disappointed,\u201d and later: \u201cIt hurts tonight. We definitely came here in good shape, looking to get something from the game, if not win the game, and the way it panned out is obviously very disappointing. There\u2019s no two ways about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prior to the trip to Newcastle, United had won six of seven Premier League games under Carrick, including back-to-back victories over Manchester City and Arsenal. They had won four out of four home games under Carrick (100%) compared with five out of 10 under predecessor Amorim (50%).<\/p>\n
Carrick, who played 160 matches alongside Scholes for seven years, showed the disappointment plainly. \u201cFootball\u2019s football and there\u2019s things that happen in the game, sometimes go with you, sometimes go away from you but there are certain things we\u2019ve got to do,\u201d he said. \u201cOf course, we can be better, we can be an awful lot better. We\u2019ve put ourselves in a good position, in a decent position with the performances and the results we\u2019ve had, so yeah, tonight hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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