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MAINOO STAYING: HOW RUBEN AMORIM’S SHOCK EXIT SAVED KOBBIE MAINOO’S MANCHESTER UNITED CAREER
Kobbie Mainoo looks set to stay at Manchester United. Discover how Ruben Amorim's exit and Michael Carrick's arrival changed everything.
Kobbie Mainoo looks set to stick around at Manchester United past the January transfer window, despite all the talk about his future. He’s spent most of the season on the bench, so it’s no surprise people linked him with a move this winter.
Things shifted after Ruben Amorim left as United head coach last week. Suddenly, the rumours about Mainoo leaving Old Trafford quieted down. With Darren Fletcher stepping in as interim boss and names like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick floating around for a caretaker role, the situation feels pretty unsettled. Right now, Carrick seems closest to getting the nod.
There’s been chatter about Mainoo heading out on loan to get more playing time. But now, that doesn’t look so likely. According to transfer insider Gianluca Di Marzio, United probably won’t let Mainoo leave before the deadline, especially now that Amorim’s gone. Napoli had their eye on him, but that move seems off the table for now.
Di Marzio put it pretty bluntly: “I think things will change for Kobbie Mainoo after this. I hope Man Utd makes another mistake as they did with McTominay and Hojlund—players who weren’t getting a chance at United but ended up shining elsewhere. It worked out well for us in Italy, for teams like Napoli. In Italy, we say, ‘There are no two without three.’ So Napoli thought, after McTominay and Hojlund, maybe Mainoo would be next.”
He also said he doesn’t see United selling Mainoo now and expects the club to give him more minutes under a new coach.
Dwight Yorke, a United legend, agrees Mainoo should stay put. He explained why sticking around is the right move: “Would I go on loan if I were Kobbie Mainoo? I never went on loan. When players get sent out, you start to wonder. Even as a young kid, the club never let me go. Maybe that told me how good I was. Usually, if a young player isn’t playing, they go on loan. But they kept me. That says a lot. I just wanted to be the best, and eventually, I managed to do that.”
WHAT DID CRISTIANO RONALDO SAY ABOUT MICHAEL CARRICK THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT?
Michael Carrick is set for a sensational return to Manchester United. Discover why the players blocked Ole's return for Carrick.
Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t hidden how he feels about Michael Carrick. Now, with Carrick looking like the front-runner for the interim Manchester United manager job, it’s pretty clear where Ronaldo stands. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in the mix after talking with the club’s top brass, which would’ve been a real twist considering he got the boot back in 2021.
On Monday, United’s chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox kept the talks going, trying to nail down their choice. Carrick’s right at the top of their list. If all goes to plan, he could be running things within the next two days.
The club wants its new manager to get a head start before Sunday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
Carrick already stepped up once after Solskjaer got sacked in November 2021. He pulled off a Champions League win in Villarreal, beat Arsenal at home, and grabbed a draw with Chelsea. So, he’s been here before.
At first, it looked like Solskjaer might swoop in again after interim boss Darren Fletcher, but the senior players weren’t having it. They pushed back hard against Solskjaer coming back.
The Mirror says the players just didn’t believe in Solskjaer anymore and made it clear they’d rather have Carrick lead them through the rest of the season.
Solskjaer’s record at United: three years, 168 games, and a 54% win rate. Still, that wasn’t enough to save his job back then.
Now, as Carrick waits for the official call, Ronaldo’s already given him a glowing review. Back in December 2021, Ronaldo posted on X, calling Carrick “a class act as a player” and saying he could become a great coach. “Nothing is impossible for this guy,” Ronaldo wrote. He also said he was proud to play alongside Carrick and to have him on the bench as manager.
Carrick’s been out of work since Middlesbrough let him go in June, but he’s expected to take his first training session on Wednesday, just in time for the big game against City.
Meanwhile, United’s been struggling, with just one win in their last seven matches. Fletcher has been holding the fort, overseeing a 2-2 draw with Burnley and a 2-1 FA Cup loss to Brighton on Sunday.
MICHAEL CARRICK NAMED MANCHESTER UNITED INTERIM BOSS AFTER STARS REJECT OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER'S RETURN
Michael Carrick is back as Manchester United interim manager until June 2026 after senior players rejected an Ole comeback.
Manchester United has handed the reins to Michael Carrick as interim manager, after some senior players pushed back against bringing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back. Carrick steps in until the end of the season—his second run as United’s caretaker boss.
Solskjaer actually looked set for a comeback. He’d already had two interviews to replace Ruben Amorim, who got the sack recently. But a bunch of senior players told the higher-ups they just didn’t trust Solskjaer to turn things around and wanted Carrick to take the job instead.
Solskjaer ran the show from 2018 to 2021, but after winning just 54% of his 168 games, the club showed him the door.
The club’s expected to confirm Carrick’s appointment in the next day or so. Chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox ran the search, and now Carrick, 44, is set to lead his first training session on Wednesday. His first match? A huge one: United face Manchester City at Old Trafford this weekend. Not exactly an easy way to start, especially with United stumbling—just one win in their last seven games.
It’s not Carrick’s first rodeo. He filled in as caretaker once before, after Solskjaer’s exit. Back then, he picked up two wins and a draw before making way for Ralf Rangnick. Since leaving Middlesbrough in June, Carrick’s been out of work. With Boro, he took them to the Championship play-offs in 2022-23, only to lose to Coventry in the semis. The next season, his team just missed out on the playoffs again, and that was that.
Carrick’s no stranger to United fans. He made 464 appearances for the club, stacked up 18 major trophies—including that famous Champions League win in 2008—and joined Jose Mourinho’s coaching staff after retiring in 2018. When Mourinho left, Carrick stuck around as a first-team coach for all of Solskjaer’s games.
After Ruben Amorim got the boot, Darren Fletcher stepped in for a couple of games. As under-18s coach, Fletcher oversaw a 2-2 draw with Burnley in the league and a 2-1 defeat to Brighton in the FA Cup third round on Sunday. Now, it’s Carrick’s turn to steady the ship.
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