"Carrick's short-term appointment still leaves questions around who the board will turn to in the summer. Xabi Alonso, who left Real Madrid on Monday, and England manager Thomas Tuchel are among the names to have already been suggested. "Alonso did incredible at Leverkusen and I think you have more chance of him sitting and waiting and hoping with [Liverpool manager Arne] Slot," Rooney said. "Tuchel is the one for me. He knows the Premier League, has won trophies. He is doing well at England. Time will tell.""
"Carrick made 464 appearances for United across a 12-year spell and had a three-game stint as caretaker manager at the club in 2021, winning two games and drawing one. The 44-year-old managed Middlesbrough between 2002 and 2005. "Michael's great fun. He is a great character, but don't be fooled by how calm he looks," Rooney said. "He can have fun as well, but make no mistake, he'd be going in there now with full focus." Manchester United sit seventh in the Premier League after winning just one of their past six games."
Michael Carrick has been appointed Manchester United's caretaker head coach until the end of the season following Ruben Amorim's departure. Carrick faces the task of steadying a club that sits seventh in the Premier League after winning just one of their past six games. Carrick previously made 464 appearances for United across a 12-year spell and had a three-game caretaker stint in 2021, winning two and drawing one. His short-term appointment has prompted speculation about summer managerial targets such as Xabi Alonso and Thomas Tuchel. Carrick's first assignment arrives on Saturday.
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