{"id":4015,"date":"2026-10-30T08:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/i-need-no-assurances-over-man-utd-future-carrick\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T08:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:31:22","slug":"i-need-no-assurances-over-man-utd-future-carrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/i-need-no-assurances-over-man-utd-future-carrick\/","title":{"rendered":"I need no assurances over Man Utd future \u2014 Carrick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"78.455882352941\">\n<p>Manchester United manager, Michael Carrick, has said he does not need assurances from the club\u2019s hierarchy about his future despite scrutiny of his position following the team\u2019s poor run of results.\n<\/p>\n<p>According to a Sky Sports News report on Thursday, Carrick made the remarks during a press conference ahead of Manchester United\u2019s Premier League trip to Chelsea on Saturday.\n<\/p>\n<p>Carrick\u2019s future has come under scrutiny after Manchester United\u2019s 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday extended the club\u2019s worst-ever start to a Premier League season.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports News reported that the club\u2019s chief executive, Omar Berrada, and director of football, Jason Wilcox, met at the Carrington training ground during the week to discuss the next steps.<\/p>\n<p>Carrick, however, said he remained focused on his responsibilities as manager and did not require guarantees about his position.<\/p>\n<p>\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. I really don\u2019t need any assurances from anyone in that regard.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The manager said his main priority was preparing the team for Saturday\u2019s match against Chelsea and that he paid little attention to media criticism of his position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see it,\u201d Carrick said. \u201cI only see the things I need to see.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t look for it. It doesn\u2019t help. I\u2019ve said it before, I care about what the supporters think. I care about how it feels in the stadium and them travelling to games \u2013 I care about what we give them and what they see.\n<\/p>\n<p>\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.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether he was surprised to remain in charge amid questions about his future, Carrick said: \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\n<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports News reported that Carrick would remain in charge for Saturday\u2019s trip to Chelsea.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"17.269565217391\">\n                                                                <b><a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/author\/toyediran\">Tosin Oyediran<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tosin Oyediran is a journalist with Punch Newspapers, bringing over eight years of newsroom experience to his coverage of politics, health, advocacy, sports, and entertainment. Known for sharp interviews and human-centered reporting, his work focuses on public accountability, civic issues, and the stories shaping everyday lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United manager, Michael Carrick, has said he does not need assurances from the club\u2019s hierarchy about his future despite scrutiny of his position following the team\u2019s poor run of&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015","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=4015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4015\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}