Manchester United are without a win in seven games in all competitions, and the same cycle of doom that swallowed every manager since Sir Alex Ferguson now has Michael Carrick in its unforgiving grip. After United’s 4-1 humiliation at Como in the Champions League, Carrick apologised to the travelling supporters — the same scene Ole Gunnar Solskjaer acted out after a 4-1 loss at Watford cost him his job in November 2021.
Manchester United manager Michael Carrick (Credits: BBC Sport)
Man Utd’s Seven Managers Since Ferguson
Carrick is the seventh full-time manager since Ferguson stepped down in 2013 after 38 trophies in 26 years: David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Solskjaer, Erik ten Hag, Ruben Amorim and now Carrick. There were cup wins along the way — Van Gaal’s 2016 FA Cup, Mourinho’s League Cup and Europa League double, Ten Hag’s 2024 FA Cup final win over Manchester City — but the final outcome has always been the same: dismissal.
Man Utd Dressing Room Revolt
This time the crisis runs deeper than results. Defender Lisandro Martinez reportedly took aim at director of football Jason Wilcox after the Champions League defeat at Atletico Madrid, while captain Bruno Fernandes questioned the tactics in Como. With the dressing room in open revolt, Carrick looks increasingly like Solskjaer Mark II — a former fan favourite who did well in temporary charge, but whose only managerial experience ended with a sacking at Championship club Middlesbrough.
Is Man Utd the Unmanageable Club?
The deeper question is whether the fault lies with the managers at all. From Ed Woodward and the Glazers to part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, United’s leaders have tried every managerial archetype — the chosen successor, the trophy-proven operators, the feel-good club legend, the hot young property — and all of them found the unwieldy beast that is United impossible to tame. In December 2019, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp were all managing within 35 miles of Old Trafford — and none of them would touch the job. The real answer may be that years of decay and appalling decision-making have made Manchester United the unmanageable club.
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