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Manchester United are sitting in the Champions League places under their interim boss
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The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Five times a week Four Four Two Daily Fantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more. Once a week . .. And it’s LIVE! Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off! Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. Manchester United are set to go into the run-in confident of a return to European football’s top competition after a two-year absence, with last week’s confirmation that the Premier League's top five will all qualify for the competition. Ahead of their Monday night clash against bitter rivals Leeds United, the Red Devils currently sit third in the Premier League table with a gap of seven points to sixth-place Chelsea. With only one Premier League defeat so far in 2026, the club are enjoying a superb turnaround under interim boss Michael Carrick, who was installed in the Old Trafford dugout back in January following the sacking of Ruben Amorim. Get VIP Manchester United tickets HERE with Seat Unique! Manchester United's hospitality offers comfortable, padded seating in the North West Quadrant. The package includes a concourse meal deal (hot food, drink, and snack) and the official matchday programme. Guests also receive a 10 per cent Megastore discount and non-matchday Museum entry, providing a great value, family-friendly match experience for home fans. Manchester United were floundering in seventh place when Carrick took over from the Portuguese, who had led the club to their worst finish of the Premier League era in the previous season. The former England midfielder has since steadied the ship, with the club winning seven of his ten Premier League games in charge as the 44-year-old continues to put in a strong case forward for being named the permanent boss this summer.
A host of high-profile names have been linked with the job since January, including the likes of Luis Enrique and Unai Emery, but it would appear that Carrick’s case is continuing to strengthen. A report from TEAMtalk suggests that Carrick is now ‘firmly on course’ to be named the club’s next permanent boss in the summer, with Enrique and Emery off the hierarchy’s wishlist. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. They add that there is now just one other leading contender for the role, quoting Everton CEO Keith Wyness, who claims that Germany national team boss Julian Nagelsmann the only candidate rivalling Carrick for the post in what is now a two-horse race for the role. He claims that Carrick is ‘the favourite’ and adds that talk of the club going after United States boss Mauricio Pochettino is a ‘red herring’. Carrick, meanwhile, has offered his take on the situation in the run-up to the Old Trafford clash against Leeds, telling Sky Sports: “I understand the situation, and where we were at when we came back in January, the plan for the rest of the season and the possibilities in the summer. I don’t think that’s changed.
“Things will get sorted when they get sorted. For me, it’s just about doing the best job that we can and plan for the future and the good of the club and the players in the squad. I am not coming to get through to the end of the season and deal with what’s next. “I think it’s important we make a plan and follow that through for the squad to get stronger. “If I am part of it, then I am part of it. If not, then that is the situation I walked into. ” For more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and Leeds Live among others and worked at Four Four Two throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.
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