"Michael Carrick is having to use players who probably don't have a medium-term future at Manchester United. But they do have contracts and they are first-team players who are training all the time. So, he can only work with what he's got. But no-one at the club thinks that this is a fully finished squad capable of..."
Michael Carrick, appointed interim head coach after Ruben Amorim's departure in January, has orchestrated a remarkable turnaround at Manchester United. The club has secured six Premier League wins in eight matches under his management, establishing themselves firmly in the Champions League race. United currently sits third in the Premier League table, level on points with fourth-place Aston Villa, though nine points behind Manchester City and sixteen points behind Arsenal. Despite this improvement, the club's hierarchy does not believe the current squad is capable of mounting a Premier League title challenge. Carrick is working with players who may not have long-term futures at the club but remain contracted first-team players available for selection.
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