It is Michael Carrick's turn to go now, but who will be stupid enough to follow him? The top job at rotting Man United is a red cyanide pill at a club where nobody takes responsibility, writes IAN LADYMAN

Daily Mail - Oct 22, 2026

So the Manchester United job has ruined Michael Carrick just like it ruined Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The question now is who will be stupid enough to put their hand up to follow Carrick.

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