{"id":3439,"date":"2026-10-29T15:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/carrick-not-surprised-hes-still-man-utd-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T15:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:32:05","slug":"carrick-not-surprised-hes-still-man-utd-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/carrick-not-surprised-hes-still-man-utd-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrick not surprised he\u2019s still Man Utd manager"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Carrick<\/p>\n

Under-pressure Manchester United manager Michael Carrick said Thursday he was \u201chere to do my job\u201d as he insisted he needed \u201cno assurances\u201d over his future at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

Carrick also said he was unsurprised to still be in charge after a woeful run of results and gave his backing to United captain Bruno Fernandes.<\/p>\n

Portugal midfielder Fernandes was left on the bench for last week\u2019s loss at home to Bournemouth following his criticism of Carrick\u2019s tactics in a 4-1 thrashing by Como.<\/p>\n

Carrick\u2019s position has been the subject of intense speculation after a miserable run of eight games without a win.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s 3-0 humbling loss at home to Bournemouth left the English giants one point above the Premier League relegation zone.<\/p>\n

United have won just two of 12 matches in all competitions this season, with a return of seven points from eight league games representing their worst start to a league season in 40 years.<\/p>\n

But Carrick remains in charge and, speaking ahead of Saturday\u2019s match away to Chelsea, the 45-year-old former United and England midfielder was in defiant mood.<\/p>\n

Asked if he was still surprised to be in post, he told reporters: \u201cNo. I\u2019m here to do my job. I\u2019m here to do the best for the team. I\u2019m desperate to make things better and improve things. I\u2019m not surprised, no.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u2018Get the position\u2019 \u2013<\/h2>\n

Carrick was equally adamant he did not require public backing from the United hierarchy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t need assurances from anyone,\u201d he said. \u201cI totally get the position, I get the job, the responsibility, I get what comes with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Questioned on Fernandes\u2019s position, Carrick said leaving him on the bench against Bournemouth was a \u201cdecision for the game\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s it. Bruno is fully committed to this football club. I\u2019ve got no issues with that, we move forward. We\u2019re looking forward to the game at the weekend now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carrick appears to have the backing of the United faithful, being warmly applauded by fans as he made his way down the tunnel following the defeat by Bournemouth.<\/p>\n

Moments later a chorus of boos erupted as the players left the pitch as supporters made clear where they think the blame lies for United\u2019s poor performances.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, former United captain Gary Neville, who played alongside Carrick at Old Trafford said earlier Thursday that \u201csometimes a manager needs sacking for their own good\u201d.<\/p>\n

But Carrick was adamant he would not walk away from his job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI genuinely don\u2019t take any notice of anything else. I know this job and I know what we need to be better. I don\u2019t need anyone else to tell me\u2026I\u2019ve said it before, I care about what the supporters think\u2026I care about what we give them and what they see.\u201d<\/p>\n

And he insisted his much criticised players cared, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe boys are hungry,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re hurting because we haven\u2019t won enough football games. But there is an intensity, an edge, a hunger to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n

AFP<\/p>\n

The post Carrick not surprised he\u2019s still Man Utd manager<\/a> appeared first on Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source: <\/p>\n

Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Under-pressure Manchester United manager Michael Carrick said Thursday he was \u201chere to do my job\u201d as he insisted he needed \u201cno assurances\u201d over his future at Old Trafford. Carrick also… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}