{"id":16890,"date":"2026-01-13T10:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=679161"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:47:14","slug":"manchester-united-to-officially-hire-michael-carrick-as-interim-manager-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/manchester-united-to-officially-hire-michael-carrick-as-interim-manager-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester united to officially hire Michael Carrick as interim manager today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are reportedly close to appointing Michael Carrick as the club\u2019s interim manager, with an official announcement expected within the next 48 hours. According to reports shared by Fabrizio, talks have progressed significantly, and discussions are now focused on finalising Carrick\u2019s backroom staff.<\/p>\n<p>The former United midfielder, who enjoyed a hugely successful playing career at Old Trafford, is no stranger to the role. Carrick previously stepped in as interim manager during the 2021\u201322 season following Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r\u2019s departure, overseeing a brief spell that included a memorable Champions League win away at Villarreal and a draw against Chelsea in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s decision to turn to Carrick once again highlights the club\u2019s preference for stability and familiarity during a transitional phase. Highly respected within the club, Carrick is known for his calm demeanour, tactical intelligence, and strong understanding of Manchester United\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are reportedly close to appointing Michael Carrick as the club\u2019s interim manager, with an official announcement expected within\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":37667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2455,4507,1823,3796,249,2907,1192,3793,3940],"class_list":["post-16890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-alex-ferguson","tag-carrick","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-football","tag-manchester-united","tag-michael-carrick","tag-ole-gunnar-solskjaer","tag-ruben-amorim","tag-sacked"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}