"With Carrick taking charge of the team, CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox must now focus on summer recruitment and identifying a permanent head coach to take over ahead the 2026-27 season. The future of United's ownership is also on the agenda due to a clause allowing the Glazer family, the club's USA-based majority owners, to sell without the prior consent of minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe."
"Ogden: Let's start with the worst-case scenario because that's the one that, on recent form, Carrick must address first. If he can't inspire the team to an upturn in performances -- a task not helped by his first two scheduled games coming against Premier League front-runners Manchester City and Arsenal -- then United will slide down the table and drift too far from the Champions League spots. Beyond that, they could also miss out on Europe entirely again, so that's the worst-case scenario."
Michael Carrick has been appointed interim head coach of Manchester United until the end of the season. CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox must prioritise summer recruitment and the appointment of a permanent head coach for 2026-27. A contractual clause gives the Glazer family the right to sell their majority stake without minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe's consent, placing ownership uncertainty on the agenda. Carrick faces immediate challenges, including tough fixtures against Manchester City and Arsenal. Failure to improve could see United drop away from Champions League contention or miss Europe, while success could force calls for him to be appointed permanently.
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