{"id":15643,"date":"2026-11-12T07:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/schmeichel-slams-man-uniteds-disrespectful-treatment-of-carrick-amid-pochettino-links\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T07:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:15:50","slug":"schmeichel-slams-man-uniteds-disrespectful-treatment-of-carrick-amid-pochettino-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/schmeichel-slams-man-uniteds-disrespectful-treatment-of-carrick-amid-pochettino-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Schmeichel Slams Man United&#8217;s &#8216;Disrespectful&#8217; Treatment Of Carrick Amid Pochettino Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Schmeichel has criticised Manchester United for their \u201cdisrespectful\u201d treatment of Michael Carrick as the club continue to be linked with Mauricio Pochettino.<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino is the leading candidate to replace Carrick as head coach and the club have opened talks with the 54-year-old\u2019s representatives, as reported by ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>But former United goalkeeper Schmeichel believes the problems at the club stem from above Carrick, and that the under-pressure boss should get the chance to bring in his own players when the January transfer window opens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely do feel sympathy for him. I think the way this is playing out is very disrespectful to him,\u201d Schmeichel told \u2018The Overlap Daily.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m honest, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s doing anything wrong. I know the team that he\u2019s in charge of is where they are in the table, but I don\u2019t put all of that on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many things that have been going on at Manchester United literally since Sir Alex [Ferguson] and David Gill left the club. And it\u2019s never been corrected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not been the correct people, not the right people in charge, and slowly it\u2019s just gone worse.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/schmeichel-replacing-carrick-wont-solve-man-united-crisis\/\">Schmeichel: Replacing Carrick Won\u2019t Solve Man United Crisis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you think about this transfer window now, it\u2019s abundantly clear to everyone \u2014 everyone who knows just a little bit about football \u2014 that Manchester United needed defenders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey got through a whole transfer window without signing a single defender. You can\u2019t win games if you concede 30 goals in 10 games \u2026 that was not addressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo yes, I do feel a lot of sympathy for Michael. I think what is happening is wrong. I think we should stick with Michael.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we should just try and steady the ship a little bit and then get into January and then sign the players that he feels he needs to bring the team forward and then be realistic about what this season is all about \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Schmeichel has criticised Manchester United for their \u201cdisrespectful\u201d treatment of Michael Carrick as the club continue to be linked with Mauricio Pochettino. 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