{"id":35172,"date":"2026-05-22T17:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=35172"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:59:42","slug":"carrick-to-continue-as-man-united-head-coach-until-2028","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/carrick-to-continue-as-man-united-head-coach-until-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrick to continue as Man United head coach until 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span style=\"font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">Manchester United have appointed Michael Carrick as their permanent Manager on a contract until 2028, the Premier League club said on Friday, rewarding the former midfielder for the club&#8217;s turnaround in fortunes in less than half a season.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"ms-outlook-mobile-signature\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>The 44-year-old Englishman has guided United to 11 victories in 16 matches, including wins over Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, to climb to third in the Premier League and seal a berth in next season&#8217;s Champions League.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;From the moment that I arrived here 20 years ago, I felt the magic of Manchester United. Carrying the responsibility of leading our special football club fills me with immense pride,&#8221; Carrick said in a statement.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Throughout the past five months, this group of players have shown they can reach the standards of resilience, togetherness and determination that we demand here.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Now it&#8217;s time to move forward together again, with ambition and a clear sense of purpose.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Initially appointed on an interim basis to replace Ruben Amorim, the former United midfielder has exceeded expectations and transformed the mood around Old Trafford, with the club&#8217;s players backing him for the job.<\/div>\n<div>Carrick, who served as caretaker manager in 2021 following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer&#8217;s dismissal, made 464 appearances for United across all competitions, winning five Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2008.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>His managerial experience includes a mixed stint at second-tier club Middlesbrough, where he initially did well after joining in October 2022 with the Championship side languishing in 21st place.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Carrick quickly turned things around, guiding them to a fourth-placed finish and the playoffs in his first season and they reached the League Cup semi-finals the following campaign.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, Middlesbrough failed to earn promotion as they finished eighth and 10th in his last two seasons, leading to his dismissal in June last year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;Reuters&#8211;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22138,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[],"class_list":["post-35172","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Carrick served as caretaker manager in 2021 following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal.","published_date":"","news_description":"Carrick served as caretaker manager in 2021 following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/35172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/35172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35175,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/35172\/revisions\/35175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=35172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}