Rio Ferdinand names manager he would take ahead of Michael Carrick at Man Utd
‘He’s the manager of the current Champions League winners, the current team that are in there to win it for back-to-back titles and they’re the best team on the planet.
‘He’s a great manager. If he’s available then I don’t care what Michael Carrick has done, you take him because of what he’s achieved.
‘But everyone else… Carlo Ancelotti has re-signed with Brazil, Thomas Tuchel has re-signed with England. Who else is jumping off the page with no question marks where you would go with them wholeheartedly.
‘So all these people gesturing and questioning Michael Carrick, just get behind the guy, he’s earned the right and give him a chance.’
Since returning to Old Trafford, Carrick has been keen to distance himself from any talk and speculation over his future, intent instead on focusing on purely footballing matters.
‘There’s not that much noise… It’s only noise if you listen to it,’ he said last month.
‘It doesn’t affect me one bit. I’m doing the best I can, loving it, and we keep pushing for more.
‘Whatever is going to happen is going to happen.’
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