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Michael Carrick has been a hugely successful interim Manchester United manager, with Champions League qualification looking increasingly likely.
But is it as simple as that meaning he just definitely gets the job full-time ? Will it be Carrick or someone else in charge on the first day of the 2026/27 season?
Well, here are the latest names according to the best odds available through Oddschecker , with Carrick’s enormously impressive start now getting us into clamour territory.
9=) Unai Emery
Does seem absolutely possible that Emery decides he’s done all he can do with Villa and makes a ‘can’t beat ’em, join ’em’ move back into the Big Six. His work at Arsenal was nowhere near as bad as made out and should absolutely not exclude a fine coach from another crack with a big beast.
9=) Marco Silva
He is Fulham manager. He must remain Fulham manager, now and always.
6=) Mauricio Pochettino
A long-term Man Utd target, who could be a free agent after the United States inevitably exits the World Cup early. It does feel likely that he will be their manager at some stage, but he may not be next. Next surely comes Spurs.
6=) Andoni Iraola
Has Bournemouth back on one of their hot streaks after a long and painful cold one, so who knows. Could certainly soon be much more loudly linked again with the assortment of big jobs that look like being available this summer.
6=) Gareth Southgate
He doesn’t want the job and there’s little indication since the departure of Dan Ashworth that they want him for the job, and yet here we still are. He remains one of the best available managers even as he remains pretty much unavailable.
5=) Roberto Martinez
The subject of internal talks at Manchester United as a post-World Cup appointment. Can we please be the ones to tell various Manchester United fans?
5) Luis Enrique
There has been persistent talk that the Spaniard wants a new challenge and is open to leaving PSG this summer . Man Utd would certainly represent a new challenge.
4) Roberto De Zerbi
Going to be one of the key names in the summer and really could end up anywhere. And that ‘anywhere’ is quite likely to be Tottenham .
3) Oliver Glasner
It’s fair to say that the noise for Glasner has gone down as Palace have slipped down the Premier League table , while losing in the FA Cup to Macclesfield was hardly a ringing endorsement. There is also the small matter of his preferred formation being the formation that so angered Jason Wilcox.
We must also now consider the very real possibility that knowing he would be available in the summer is no longer as serendipitous as it once was, with there being no guarantee now that he even stays at Palace that long. Or that someone else won’t appoint him before United get round to it, even if they wanted to. Which we’re not sure they do.
In summary, this has gone from looking very likely to pretty unlikely with remarkable speed.
2) Julian Nagelsmann
Does seem feasible that he could at last be Premier League-bound, in accordance with the prophecy, after leading Germany at the World Cup.
1) Michael Carrick
Starting his second temporary spell as United boss with a pair of victories over Man City and Arsenal was certainly one way to catch the eye at a club with a confirmed weakness for getting overexcited by what a bona fide club legend achieves in an interim role.
A Champions League spot is there for the taking given the struggles of various scales at your Chelseas, Liverpools, Newcastles and most spectacularly the Tottenhams of this world. Carrick appears certain to deliver Champions League football, and when he does the clamour will likely become irresistible.
There are some who think he can even overhaul Manchester City for second.
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