Casemiro backs Carrick for permanent Man Utd manager role

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has backed Michael Carrick to get the Manchester United manager job on a permanent basis following his impressive run as an interim boss.

Carrick replaced Ruben Amorim on an interim basis in January following a difficult 14-month under the Portuguese coach.

United were sitting in sixth place in the Premier League when Ruben Amorim was sacked, having earned 31 points from 20 matches.

In his 14 matches in charge of the club, United have won 10 and drawn two, with two losses coming against Leeds United at Old Trafford and Newcastle United.

Carrick led the team to victory against the likes of Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, and Chelsea during his short time at Old Trafford.

Since Carrick took the reins, United are indeed first in the Premier League form table, earning exactly half of their 64 points under his stewardship in only 14 of their 35 matches.

Casemiro has tipped Carrick to be appointed as the club’s permanent manager at the end of the season.

He said: “In my opinion, he completely deserves it [the Manchester United job], I think he’s a guy who has already demonstrated that he has very good qualities to be a Manchester United coach.

“So it’s not up to me to choose, it’s up to the club. But if I could give my opinion, of course he deserves it, and he deserves the club’s total trust.

“Of course, the season is year-round, but since he arrived, he’s been doing an incredible job and I think that with more time he has everything to be a great manager of Manchester United.”

Casemiro has enjoyed a rich vein of form under Carrick, scoring nine Premier League goals since he took over in January.

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He said: “He’s a coach who knows the club, he’s a coach who was an idol at the club, he’s a coach who played a lot, won titles here, knows what the club is like, he knows what Manchester United is.

“So, full credit to the coach and there wasn’t much time, that for me was one of the big surprises, because he entered the middle of a troubled season.

“And the games, when he arrived, were not so much those games that we say to gain confidence, although in the Premier League there were not so many games like that, but those games, so there have already been difficult games.

“And the guy arrived and managed to change the club and me in particular, even more so because he was a former player, a midfielder.

“I’m happy for the person he is, the guy is a sensational person, an incredible person, and he deserves everything that’s happening in his career.”

The Brazilian midfielder also reiterated his desire to leave the club at the end of the season.

Casemiro concluded: “I don’t think there’s a chance [that he stays], there’s no chance.

“Mostly because of what I said, you know? Go out the big door, I think it was four beautiful, wonderful years and I am eternally grateful not only to the club, but to the fans.

“But I think I have to leave on good terms, I have to go out on top. I will be an eternal United fan here in England and I just have to thank all the love from the fans.”

Casemiro joined Manchester United from Real Madrid in 2022 but he has just a League Cup and FA Cup medal to show for his four years at Old Trafford.