2026-03-16 16:11:24
Michael Carrick says a U-turn on Casemiro’s Manchester United departure is unlikely.
The Brazilian midfielder scored the opening goal in United’s 3-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa on Sunday (15.03.26) to continue his excellent form since it was announced that he would be leaving the club in the summer but United’s interim boss does not expect either party to change their mind on his exit.
Carrick said of the former Real Madrid player: “I think when something’s decided and in some ways, the fact that it was decided makes things a little bit easier and everyone understands the situation.
“I think the impact he has had has been terrific, certainly, since I’ve been here and working with him.
“And he’s an influence within the team with big moments and goals. And I think it was a nice moment at the end there with the supporters and having that connection and the respect, I think.
“That was a nice moment. I think he’ll enjoy that.”
Carrick also stressed that United “definitely” do not want to lose talisman Bruno Fernandes amid speculation about his long-term future at Old Trafford.
The coach said: “In terms of the club and moving forward, it’s difficult for me to get involved in too much of that.
“Bruno’s definitely not someone we’d want to lose, I can say that, but the summer and beyond that, it’s difficult for me to kind of go too far with that, but certainly, he’s important for us and he’s definitely not one we would want to lose.”
There is increasing clamour for Carrick to be given the United job on a permanent basis but the former Red Devils midfielder claims that he is shutting out the noise from pundits.
He said: “It’s only noise if you listen to it.
“It doesn’t affect me one bit, to be honest. I’m in this position at the moment, doing the best I can, loving it obviously, and we keep pushing for more. We want to make the team as good as possible and keep improving. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen.”
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