{"id":49113,"date":"2026-04-17T19:41:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=49113"},"modified":"2026-04-17T19:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:11:45","slug":"why-laurie-whitwell-believes-carrick-may-not-land-man-united-job-full-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/premier-league\/why-laurie-whitwell-believes-carrick-may-not-land-man-united-job-full-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Laurie Whitwell believes Carrick may not land Man United job full-time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United players are said to be backing interim manager Michael Carrick to take charge on a permanent basis. His early work has impressed the squad. Results have been steady and performances have shown more control and structure.<\/p>\n<p>However, reports from The Athletic suggest the club hierarchy may take a different route. Journalist Laurie Whitwell indicates that while Carrick has support inside the dressing room, decision-makers are still looking at bigger names with proven pedigree.<\/p>\n<p>One of the names admired internally is Luis Enrique. The Spaniard has a strong track record in the UEFA Champions League and is known for his attacking style. He is currently expected to continue his project at Paris Saint-Germain, with talks pointing towards a long-term extension.<\/p>\n<p>Other experienced managers are also under consideration. Thomas Tuchel and Carlo Ancelotti are viewed as elite options. Both have managed top clubs and handled high-pressure environments successfully.<\/p>\n<p>This creates a difficult situation for Carrick. His work has been positive and players trust his methods. Yet, the club\u2019s long-term vision appears focused on appointing a manager with a strong European record and global reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United players are said to be backing interim manager Michael Carrick to take charge on a permanent basis. His\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":48523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4650],"tags":[4224,4507,3686,3918,1823,5234,727,2031,249,2907,5235,453],"class_list":["post-49113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","tag-carlo-ancellotti","tag-carrick","tag-david-ornstein","tag-english-premier-league","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-interim-boss","tag-luis-enrique","tag-manager","tag-manchester-united","tag-michael-carrick","tag-permanent-role","tag-thomas-tuchel"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49113","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=49113"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49116,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49113\/revisions\/49116"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}