Manchester United have appointed former player Michael Carrick as their caretaker head coach until the end of the season.
Carrick will be assisted by former England number two Steve Holland, with Jonathan Woodgate, Jonny Evans and Travis Binnion also part of his staff.
Former United midfielder Carrick, 44, had a three-game stint as United’s temporary boss after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dismissal in 2021.
He will be back in the Old Trafford dugout for Saturday’s Premier League derby against Manchester City.
United sacked Ruben Amorim on 5 January after 14 months in charge, and Darren Fletcher took charge as caretaker boss for two matches.
“It’s an unbelieveble feeling to come back through the doors and be part of the club again,” Carrick told the in-house Inside Carrington podcast.
“It’s a big responsibility, a massive pleasure and a privilege to be here, but we want to do a good job – this place deserves that.”
Carrick added he “might have to play certain ways” in order to win games but insisted he wants his side to show “a really exciting type of football, be positive and express and bring excitement”.
“I want to be off my seat, I want to be enjoying watching the boys play and results obviously need to come with that,” he said.
Carrick held face-to-face talks with United officials last Thursday and is understood to have impressed chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox with his vision for the team.
He is set to play a 4-2-3-1 formation – a move away from the three-at-the-back set-up employed by Amorim.
Norwegian Solskjaer, who has played for and managed United, also held talks with the club about the vacancy.
But Carrick has been chosen as he is more of a hands-on coach than Solskjaer.
Fletcher, who took charge of the games against Burnley and Brighton immediately after Amorim’s exit, will return to the under-18s.
United view him as a key part of their coaching staff moving forward but it was mutually agreed a return to the under-18s is best to continue his development.
Who are Carrick’s staff?
Steve Holland (right) worked under Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Rafael Benitez at Chelsea
Holland worked under Gareth Southgate when England finished fourth at the 2018 World Cup and were runners-up at Euro 2021 and 2024.
He spent several years with Chelsea, where he had major success under a number of managers.
The 55-year-old was sacked as manager of Japanese club Yokohama F Marinos in April after only four months in charge.
Woodgate worked under Carrick at Middlesbrough and was a team-mate of Wilcox at Leeds. He managed Boro between 2019 and 2020, and had a short spell as Bournemouth manager in 2021.
Former United defender Evans returns to Old Trafford, while Binnion was already part of the club’s coaching staff.
