Michael Carrick has made himself indispensable, it would be a bigger risk for Manchester United to replace him

SportFootballMichael Carrick has made himself indispensable, it would be a bigger risk for Manchester United to replace himCarrick’s interim tenure has been a resounding success and his ‘natural fit’ at Old Trafford makes him the perfect candidate for the permanent positionRichard Jolly Senior Football Correspondent Monday 04 May 2026 08:46 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969869","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/michael-carrick-manchester-united-follow-b2969869.html","title":"Why it would be a bigger risk for Manchester United to now replace Michael Carrick"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-9120","index":0}Michael Carrick is the natural choice to become Man Utd’s permanent manager (Reuters)Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and go beyond the game with exclusive insightsJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterTRY 1 MONTH FOR FREEI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Football_CDP","regTitle":"Miguel Delaney: Inside Football","subscriptionGroup":"readingTheGame","subscriptionGroupId":"d6776bff-0bec-4d53-a0ce-bd38db6811e5","type":"football","pathPrefix":["/sport/football","/topic/fantasy-football"],"associatedAuthors":["Miguel Delaney","Richard Jolly"],"title":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and go beyond the game with exclusive insights","mobileTitle":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/miguelDelaney1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyFootballNe...