2026-04-24 11:17:17

Michael Carrick is not “chasing” an answer regarding his future at Manchester United.

The coach has impressed since taking over at Old Trafford on an interim basis in January, guiding the Red Devils to the cusp of Champions League qualification, but is uncertain as to when he will receive long-term clarity about the manager’s job.

Asked when he was expecting a decision from United chiefs, Carrick said: “I’m not sure, to be honest.

“Genuinely it’s not something in terms of deadlines that I’m really chasing. I think it’ll become clear when it’s going to become clear.

“I’m here at the moment to help the team and help the club get results.

“At the moment we’re doing all right. We can keep pushing and getting better, so, really, that’s genuinely all I’m focused on right now.”

Carrick has been a calming presence at United and insists that he “enjoys” being in the hot seat.

The former Red Devils midfielder said: “I’ve said it many times, I enjoy being here, I enjoy the role I’m in.

“We’ve had some good results and we’re in decent shape. We still want to keep improving, there’s layers that we want to get to, really. I’ll see.

“I keep saying the same things every week. There’s only so much I can say in terms of that, but I’ve said it many times.

“Again, I enjoy being here, I love being here. It’s a real privilege to be in the position I am but thriving with the responsibility that we’ve got.”

Carrick also dismissed comparisons between himself and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – who landed the United job in 2019 after impressing during a caretaker stint.

He said of Solskjaer: “I’ve got the utmost respect for him.

“He’s a close friend of mine and I worked closely with him when I was here, so I was quite attached to that, and I thought we did a lot of good things.

“We came close and, in the end, it changed and went in a different direction. That’s football.

“You can compare to all sorts of different situations in managers and coaches and teams over the years. It just depends on what you choose to compare.

“But it’s irrelevant really. That’s not a negative or a positive, it just doesn’t really have any link at all.

“We’re a different team now, irrespective of me, who is in charge, it’s a different team and different time. I don’t really think comparisons make any difference.”

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