Each phrase from half two of Michael Carrick press convention | Man Utd v Man Metropolis | 16 Jan 2026


You had been right here clearly four-and-a-bit years in the past now in the same position, albeit quick time period. I feel to plenty of followers, the type of wider image of the membership feels the identical, seems like no progress has been made, there’s been managers come and go since then, there’s partly new possession in, the followers are nonetheless protesting in opposition to them. I do know your position is brief time period right here, however how do you go about uniting a membership the place it sort of feels that everybody’s on a unique web page in the mean time? And, I feel to the followers, it sort of feels a bit soulless and going nowhere. How are you going to type of make an affect on that?

“I actually do not suppose it is soulless. I feel there is a magic round this place. I really feel it virtually right away coming into the constructing, coming in and round it. I’ve clearly been round it for fairly a while after which missed somewhat window, however I feel there is a magic round this place. You possibly can’t assist however really feel that. Outcomes and typically, from the surface, issues look somewhat bit completely different, nevertheless it actually would not really feel majorly completely different on the within, I’ve to say that. A part of my position and the duty is shaping what we need to seem like going ahead as a gaggle, and what occurs on the pitch and the tactical aspect and the performances is one factor, however actually the tradition as nicely and the way we predict, how we act, how we behave, what it means to us to be right here. That is one thing that’s a part of my duty to unfold in the correct means.”

After we spoke to Darren [Fletcher] on Sunday, he was speaking concerning the gamers feeling somewhat fragile when it comes to their confidence in the mean time. What have you ever and your workers accomplished this week to try to rebuild that confidence?

“Clearly, I feel plenty of confidence comes from… I feel it is humorous confidence usually because you may typically get it from somewhat type of second or you will get somewhat state of affairs, impulsively, it type of sparks you and that’s sport, top-level sport. We have seen it all through in each sport, whenever you’re assured and also you’re within the zone and all the things type of occurs somewhat bit slower however all the things’s actually clear and also you’re calm. I feel typically, whenever you need one thing a lot and also you’re so determined that you would be able to virtually over-try, and it over-affects you at occasions. So, there’s that, there’s getting the steadiness of that and, pay attention, we’re right here to help the gamers, we’re right here to assist them and we’re right here to enhance them and we’re there by their aspect to get them by means of it and, hopefully, they’ve felt that over the previous couple of days. We have had three days to organize for the sport, however we really feel we’re in a great place and everybody’s trying ahead to it.”

The staff you inherited from Ruben actually struggled to place any kind of successful runs collectively. I feel it was solely once they beat Liverpool, Sunderland and Brighton in October, it is the one time they’ve ever received back-to-back video games within the Premier League. How are you going to go about kind of tackling that? As a result of clearly the problem is to get into Europe, you are going to must win some video games, however the staff has not proven itself able to sustaining kind of successful runs. How necessary is it? How are you going to sort out that?

“Yeah, it is a contemporary begin, and I’ve bought plenty of perception within the group, individually, and collectively. I’ve bought plenty of perception in that, and as I’ve simply mentioned, confidence and a sense, and issues can go in a unique path in a short time, and I’ve bought plenty of perception within the boys. I am not going to inform you all the things about how we’ll do it as a result of I’d be a bit foolish to do this, however I feel tactically and as a staff, what we need to seem like and issues that we really feel can assist us and be vastly constructive in what we will obtain. I feel it’s so half-full, half-empty, it’s what gamers cannot do or the staff cannot do, we truly overlook what they will do, what they’re good at and consider in that and work on their strengths and feed off that vitality to make you higher. There’s plenty of gamers and plenty of groups on this planet that may’t do issues, however that does not cease them being profitable. So, we have to discover that ingredient, and I absolutely consider we will try this.”



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