Michael Carrick’s brief spell as Manchester United caretaker manager did not just steady the ship—it exposed the rot of a club that still hasn't a clue what it wants to be. In three games, Carrick won two and drew one, securing Champions League knockout qualification and beating Arsenal at Old Trafford for the first time in fifteen years. That’s a 2.33 points-per-game average no full-time United manager has matched since Sir Alex Ferguson left. Yet instead of building around Carrick’s calm, pragmatic approach, the board panicked, parachuted in Ralf Rangnick, and then wasted a summer chasing a short-term fix in Erik ten Hag. The
United’s Identity Crisis: Carrick’s Success Highlights a Glaring Managerial Void
