{"id":2531,"date":"2026-01-17T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/michael-carrick-says-manchester-united-have-no-spirit-and-there-is-magic-at-carrington-football-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T09:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T01:39:38","slug":"michael-carrick-says-manchester-united-have-no-spirit-and-there-is-magic-at-carrington-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/michael-carrick-says-manchester-united-have-no-spirit-and-there-is-magic-at-carrington-football-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Carrick says Manchester United have no spirit and there is magic at Carrington | Football news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Michael Carrick has denied suggestions that Manchester United are a soulless club and says he is back to &#8220;magic&#8221; at the club&#8217;s Carrington training ground.<\/p>\n<p>The former United midfielder returned to the club &#8211; where he previously held a coaching position and became interim manager in 2021 &#8211; this week after replacing Ruben Amorim. The Portuguese left the club after 14 months in charge at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Carrick will take charge of United&#8217;s final 17 games of the current Premier League season, starting with the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime, live. <em>Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"4bd794e9-ba0f-45c8-819e-ef7f240ea6c4\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Manchester United interim head coach Michael Carrick suggests that the opinions of former players don't add pressure to his job and claims that he's aware of what needs to change at the club without their input\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_4bd794e9-ba0f-45c8-819e-ef7f240ea6c4\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7137203\" data-sdc-video-id=\"4bd794e9-ba0f-45c8-819e-ef7f240ea6c4\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:4bd794e9-ba0f-45c8-819e-ef7f240ea6c4\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><\/p>\n<p>              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_4bd794e9-ba0f-45c8-819e-ef7f240ea6c4\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick suggests that the opinions of former players do not put pressure on his job and says he knows what needs to change at the club without input.<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Asked if he thought the club now lacked atmosphere because of its decline, Carrick said: &#8220;I certainly don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s unreasonable. I think there&#8217;s a magic in this place. I can feel it and feel at home straight away, when I walk into the building.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The results and sometimes things on the outside look a little different, but they don&#8217;t feel very different on the inside.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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 &#8211; that&#8217;s something that is part of my responsibility to distribute in the right way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"a4ee423d-2c68-428b-8f9b-1afc46459730\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Harry Maguire admitted he has been impressed by Michael Carrick and his coaching staff as they prepare for the Manchester Derby on Saturday\" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_a4ee423d-2c68-428b-8f9b-1afc46459730\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7137003\" data-sdc-video-id=\"a4ee423d-2c68-428b-8f9b-1afc46459730\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:a4ee423d-2c68-428b-8f9b-1afc46459730\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/768x432\/skysports-maguire-carrick-manchester-united_7137012.jpg?20260116112243\" alt=\"Harry Maguire IV\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/768x432\/skysports-maguire-carrick-manchester-united_7137012.jpg?20260116112243 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/01\/1600x900\/skysports-maguire-carrick-manchester-united_7137012.jpg?20260116112243\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n              <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>              <video id=\"id_a4ee423d-2c68-428b-8f9b-1afc46459730\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n            <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>              <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Harry Maguire has admitted he is impressed with Michael Carrick and his coaching staff as they prepare for Saturday&#8217;s Manchester Derby.<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carrick added that the player&#8217;s condition was good and that the training ground was in a good place.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have been back in this role for three days and I have not seen anything red.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[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&#8217;s the feeling I have.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The support staff and everyone wants to do well and we have to convey that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Culture is something that happens every day. It&#8217;s not something I always talk about &#8211; a few words here and there and they sound good.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s how you carry yourself and what you end up doing day in and day out. That&#8217;s something we have to build on but for sure at the moment, I feel like it&#8217;s a good place and the training ground has been a really good place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky glints-box glints-box-hover glints-box--mobile-edge  sdc-site-live-on-sky--has-link sdc-article-widget sdc-site-live-on-sky--premierleague\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky\" data-sport=\"\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__wrap\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__col sdc-site-live-on-sky__col2\">\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__time sdc-site-live-on-sky__time--with-kickoff\" data-type=\"Saturday 17th January 11:00am\"><\/p>\n<p>            Saturday 17 January 11:00am<br \/>\n          <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__kickoff-time\"><\/p>\n<p>                It will start at 12:30 pm<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__action\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo--colour\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/tvlogos\/channels\/4002-Logo.svg?U2t5IFNwb3J0cyBNYWluIEV2ZW50IEhE\" alt=\"Sky Sports Main Event HD\"\/><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo sdc-site-live-on-sky__logo--mono\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/tvlogos\/channels\/4002-Logo-Mono.svg?U2t5IFNwb3J0cyBNYWluIEV2ZW50IEhE\" alt=\"Sky Sports Main Event HD\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We have to make Old Trafford a better place with the help of the fans. That&#8217;s the magic of what we&#8217;re trying to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Carrick has denied suggestions that Manchester United are a soulless club and says he is back to &#8220;magic&#8221; at the club&#8217;s Carrington training ground. The former United midfielder returned to the club &#8211; where he previously held a coaching position and became interim manager in 2021 &#8211; this week after replacing Ruben Amorim. 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