Middlesbrough have appointed Manchester United favourite Michael Carrick as their new manager.
Carrick, 41, spent 12 memorable years at Old Trafford as a player before serving as assistant to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after hanging up his boots. He also stepped in for three games as caretaker when Solskjaer was sacked by the club last December before Ralf Rangnick then took interim charge.
At that stage, Carrick ended his association with United and has since been linked with several coaching positions. But the ex-England international has now stepped into his first management role.
