Michael Carrick says Manchester United can not make a “knee-jerk” choice about their long-term future on the again of him successful his first three matches as head coach.
The Pink Devils turned to their former midfielder, captain and coach on a deal till the top of the marketing campaign after Ruben Amorim’s patchy 14-month reign got here to an acrimonious finish in early January.
Carrick has rejuvenated United since taking on as head coach three weeks in the past, with wins in opposition to Manchester Metropolis, Arsenal and Fulham propelling the aspect as much as fourth within the Premier League.
Subsequent up is an Previous Trafford conflict along with his former membership Tottenham on Saturday. The 44-year-old says he wouldn’t get carried away in the event that they received once more – and nor does he imagine the membership would.
“Nothing’s changed, no, to be honest,” mentioned Carrick – nominated for January’s Premier League Supervisor of the Month award.
“It is not going to vary what I do, or how I really feel about it. I feel I am absolutely conscious of the function I am doing right here and the duty I’ve obtained.
“We need to achieve success. I would like the membership to achieve success past the top of the season. If that is me, if that is any person else at this stage, I am unable to management that and we’ll see what occurs.
“But it’s certainly about trying to improve the team and keep making Manchester United stronger and improving all the time. But nothing’s changed. The results over a short period of time don’t change that.
“If they’ve modified that, there’s one thing fallacious. It might probably’t be so knee-jerk both means, whether or not it is actually good or whether or not there are a number of points we have to resolve. It is regular progress, actually.
“You know that football can twist and turn just as quick, so we have got to keep it a bit level, really, and keep focusing on what we need to do.”
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Carrick was chosen to take cost for the rest of the season after United additionally spoke to former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Pink Devils determined to usher in a coach with an understanding of the membership to easy the transition right into a short-term function, permitting director of soccer Jason Wilcox time to bear an intensive recruitment course of.
Put to Carrick that he will certainly be comfortable to be a part of that dialog if his success continues, the pinnacle coach mentioned: “I’m loving what I’m doing. I’m here, you know.
“I really feel at residence right here however I absolutely perceive the state of affairs, so I am not getting too carried away.”
Carrick’s solely focus proper now could be United’s upcoming matches, with Saturday’s match in opposition to Tottenham adopted by going through one other of his former golf equipment on Tuesday – West Ham, away.
