The Manchester United legend has made his feelings clear about Michael Carrick’s future at the club after impressing during his spell as caretaker manager.
Wayne Rooney has made his feelings clear about Luis Enrique and Michael Carrick’s futures at Manchester United. (Image: The Overlap)
Wayne Rooney believes Champions League-winning manager Luis Enrique should not be given the Manchester United job and wants Michael Carrick to stay. The Reds legend feels United have already started down the tried-and-true path of bringing in big-name managers, with PSG boss Enrique linked to fill the vacant managerial role.
But Rooney feels Carrick has already shown he has what it takes to reunite United’s synonymous first-team and academy structure. The Class of 1992 was the club’s golden generation, and since then the club has produced a conveyor belt of talent capable of playing at the highest level.
Carrick became United’s caretaker manager following the sacking of Ruben Amorim earlier this year and will oversee first-team duties until the end of the season. So far, Carrick has managed five games in the top flight, winning four, including big wins against Arsenal and Man City, with one draw coming against West Ham United last time out.
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The former United midfielder’s future at Old Trafford is up in the air, although Koby Mainu has returned to the squad after falling down the pecking order under Amorim. The England international has been excellent since rejoining the team and Rooney has praised Carrick’s reunion.
Speaking on Overlap, Rooney said: “We’re talking about things like Luis Enrique and I think[United]have tried different managers between Mourinho and Van Gaal and then we’ve seen managers like Ten Hag and Amorim not work out.”
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“For me, I think it made sense in a way[to stick with Carrick]. I felt from the moment he was mentioned that he was coming, not just because we played together and are friends, of course, but I think he has a really calming influence.”
“I have two boys in the academy. I’ve talked about this many times, but there was a huge disconnect between the academy and the first team. “Whether people say it’s right or wrong, what we immediately saw is this link that Man United were known for coming back together.”
“We were known as a family club and Michael has actually achieved that in a very short time. We will be meeting first-team coaches at academy games and there is a lot of interest in the academy.”
Carrick has put his name in the hat for the United job after impressing since taking over on an interim basis (Image: Charlotte Wilson/Offside, Offside via Getty Images)
The United legend felt the Reds should have integrated former players into the set-up and relied on them for their views on the club.
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Rooney added: “I was with Michael, who plays in the same academy team, and we would often get in the car and sleep together in the car park.
“(You have) two players who are very experienced and know the football club very well. It would be nice for someone to just come out and say, ‘I’d like to know how you feel about the football club and would you mind giving me 10 minutes to just say a few words?’
“And I really believe – people may agree, people may disagree more – it makes a big difference to have someone there who knows the club and cares about the club.”
