Michael Carrick is expected to be appointed as Manchester United interim manager within the next 48 hours as the former England midfielder returns to Old Trafford

The Teesiders would enjoy a deep run to the Carabao Cup semi-finals, propelled largely by the emergence of a young Morgan Rogers. The future England international would be sold in February 2024 to Aston Villa, while Chuba Akpom and Emmanuel Latte Lath—Carrick’s top scorers at the end of his first two seasons in Middlesbrough—were also offloaded.

MICHAEL CARRICK can flaunt a ringing endorsement from Cristiano Ronaldo to boost his stock with Manchester United bosses. Red Devils legend Carrick is one of the candidates to become interim

The 44-year-old has been officially unveiled as the Red Devils' new interim head coach until the end of the season. Carrick received the nod over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and replaced Darren Fletcher, who has returned to his U18s role after two games in charge.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United in 2021 but his spell was a mixed bag before joining Al-Nassr three years ago

Michael Carrick is poised to take the reins as Manchester United's new interim manager, edging closer to fulfilling Cristiano Ronaldo's prophecy. The 44-year-old has emerged as the frontrunner ahead of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with both candidates having met with United's top brass towards the end of last week.

Cristiano Ronaldo was a target when Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes had his X (formerly Twitter) account hacked on Sunday, January 11.