'To Have The Feeling...': Michael Carrick Ready For Man United Challenge Following Arsenal Shock

Last Updated:January 26, 2026, 10:55 IST

Michael Carrick hails Manchester United's intensity and response after key victories, boosting Premier League hopes post Ruben Amorim's exit.

Michael Carrick has now led Manchester United to two big wins (Picture credit: AP)

Manchester United’s interim manager, Michael Carrick, has said that the team has been fantastic in terms of taking things on and wanting to do them, adding that although it is easy for him to tell the team certain things, to have the feeling to pull them off is the team’s job and the players have done that.

Carrick has been hired until the end of the season after Ruben Amorim’s dismissal on January 5.

The former United midfielder jumped at the opportunity to return to Old Trafford after being sacked by second-tier Middlesbrough in June.

United opted to go with a caretaker boss to give them time for a comprehensive search for a permanent successor to Amorim.

But co-owner Jim Ratcliffe and his army of advisers in the United hierarchy might have stumbled across the solution with their move for Carrick.

He has energised United into playing with far greater intensity than their timid displays under Amorim, opening his tenure with a 2-0 victory over Manchester City before delivering a statement win in north London that dealt a blow to Arsenal’s title charge.

United are up to fourth in the Premier League and Carrick lauded the players for responding to his tactical demands.

“The boys have been fantastic in terms of taking things on, wanting to do it and investing in it. I think in the messages we are giving them and how we behave. I have got belief in them and I try and show that," Carrick said after the match.

“It isn’t so much the words, it is easy for me to tell the players something, or the boys to speak about a game, but to have the feeling to really put it in. You have got to feel that confidence and that belief through and they have definitely got that and we need to keep that," Carrick added.

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