Manchester United jumped 12 places in the Premier League in just 12 months from 2024–25 to 2025–26. Now the question is, after getting on the right track under newly appointed permanent Michael Carrick, can they keep on that path and edge closer to the top of the league?
Carrick took 19 points from a possible 21 in his first seven matches after being hired as an interim replacement for Ruben Amorim in January, achieving the kind of consistency with the same group of players that his predecessor never found—the only difference was a more familiar 4-2-3-1 formation and a back to basics approach.
