Michael Carrick has been given the chance to turn Manchester United's form around, a shock decision that has divided supporters and Sky Sports pundits. The under-pressure head coach was thought to be on the brink after Sunday's crushing 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth, but he will be in charge on Saturday as United travel to Chelsea in the Premier League.
United's director of football, Jason Wilcox, and chief executive, Omar Berrada, were at Carrington discussing Carrick's future on Monday, and it is understood they had already been considering alternatives for the head coach role.
Sky Sports News' Rob Dorsett believes it is a stay of execution. He noted that Manchester United have no wins in eight and said the club appears to have not yet sorted out a replacement. Carrick faces an incredibly difficult task in bringing unity to the dressing room and securing a result at Stamford Bridge. Kaveh Solhekol, by contrast, feels it is the right decision, arguing that a manager needs time and that United's problems will take three, four or five years to solve.
Sky Sports' Alan Smith suggests the club may want to appoint a permanent successor rather than leave a hiatus, and says the silence from the top on backing Carrick has been deafening. Carrick has been given a final chance, but unless results improve, the pressure will return quickly, especially during the next international break.
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