Michael Carrick says Manchester United have no spirit and there is magic at Carrington | Football news

ballervisions 2026年1月17日

Michael Carrick has denied suggestions that Manchester United are a soulless club and says he is back to “magic” at the club’s Carrington training ground.

The former United midfielder returned to the club – where he previously held a coaching position and became interim manager in 2021 – this week after replacing Ruben Amorim. The Portuguese left the club after 14 months in charge at Old Trafford.

Carrick will take charge of United’s final 17 games of the current Premier League season, starting with the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime, live. Sky Sports.

The former Middlesbrough manager is the 11th person to occupy the hot seat at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Another management change has added to fan discontent with protests planned for next month.

Asked if he thought the club now lacked atmosphere because of its decline, Carrick said: “I certainly don’t think it’s unreasonable. I think there’s a magic in this place. I can feel it and feel at home straight away, when I walk into the building.

“The results and sometimes things on the outside look a little different, but they don’t feel very different on the inside.

“Part of my role and responsibility is to shape what we want to look like going forward as a team. What happens on the pitch and the tactical side and the players is one thing, but certainly the culture and the way we think, the way we act, the way we behave, what it means to us to be here – that’s something that is part of my responsibility to distribute in the right way.”

Carrick added that the player’s condition was good and that the training ground was in a good place.

“I have been back in this role for three days and I have not seen anything red.

“[The players are] willing to listen, willing to learn, wanting to do better, wanting to do better in the team, wanting to do better. That’s the feeling I have.

“The support staff and everyone wants to do well and we have to convey that.

“Culture is something that happens every day. It’s not something I always talk about – a few words here and there and they sound good.

“It’s how you carry yourself and what you end up doing day in and day out. That’s something we have to build on but for sure at the moment, I feel like it’s a good place and the training ground has been a really good place.