MICHAEL CARRICK has effectively confirmed he will be appointed Manchester United head coach on a permanent basis.
United’s announcement has been delayed by the process of thrashing out contracts for ’s backroom staff.
Carrick will be United coach on a permanent basis Credit: Getty
United have won 11 out of Carrick’s 16 games in charge Credit: Alamy
The club hope to announce the news before the final game of the season against on Sunday but United could wait until next week.
Carrick revealed United were “not far away” from providing clarity on one of football’s worst-kept secrets.
Carrick said: “Yeah, it was said at the end of the season pretty much.
“So we’re not far away. A couple of days away.
“Clarity is pretty much around the corner and it is going to be now. But at this stage I can’t give you any more.”
Carrick also offered his congratulations to Arsenal after they ended their 22-year title drought this week.
Arsenal have become the fifth different club to win the Premier League since United last lifted the trophy in 2013.
have targeted a title in 2028 but, having finished third this season, there is hope among some of their supporters that Unitec can challenge next season.
Arteta has ended Arsenal’s title drought Credit: Getty
Carrick stressed United are striving to return to the Premier League summit “as soon as possible”.
“First of all, I’d like to say a huge congratulations to Arsenal, Mikel, the players and staff,” Carrick added.
“When you win the league, you win the league because you deserve it.
“So much over such a long period of time needs to be done so well in order to win it.
“They’ve been really consistent over a number of years, the patience and improvement they’ve had and they’re at the stage where they deserve to win it.
“So, as a football club, that’s where we want to be.
“We’ve been there in the past. It doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll always necessarily be there but that’s what we’re striving for as soon as possible.
“There’s always (room for) improvement within the squad, of course. Certain things you want to tweak, which we have done as we’ve progressed.
“We’ve tried to put things in place for the longer term, just because the season’s come to an end it’s not going to get cleared up.
“We’ve got a really good foundation of a squad, a good mixture of age and different stages of their career.
“We’re really dangerous, we can score goals, which is exciting and encouraging moving forward, for sure.”
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