Man United has evoked many beautiful memories in the hearts of fans after the convincing victory over Man City last weekend. At home at Old Trafford, Michael Carrick and his players responded to the fans' trust, which had long been lost at the "Theater of Dreams".
In the 6 matches before the Manchester Derby played at Old Trafford, Man United only won 1. There are many bad results like against Everton with only 10 men left, Wolves are at the bottom of the table, Bournemouth and West Ham are struggling in the bottom group. Therefore, the victory against Man City on Saturday has even more reasons to celebrate.
Before Michael Carrick took over the team, Man United dropped many regrettable points against opponents struggling in the bottom group of the rankings, but that did not happen again in the Manchester Derby. After the win against Man City, Man United reached 4th place for the first time this season, although they had dropped 1 place after the Sunday matches closed. Man United's way of defeating Man City made former captain Nemanja Vidic in the stands share that he felt like he was reviving his old days.
Michael Carrick was not afraid to make bold personnel choices, specifically to put Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha on the bench. The people chosen in the formation when counter-attacking 4-4-2 were Bruno Fernandes and Bryan Mbeumo. In the end, both played very well and together created the opening goal.
Looking deep into Man United's coaching staff, many old ones are still kept to rebuild the new squad with Carrick.
Members of the coaching staff such as Steve Holland, Craig Mawson, Travis Binnion, Jonnathan Woodgate and Jonny Evans all have very close relationships with the team or have been familiar with Carrick since he was at Middlesbrough.
Sports Director Jason Wilcox wants to stabilize this team so that no matter which new coach comes, the system and operation of the coaching team will not be disrupted.
According to records, the intensity of training sessions at Carrington was less intense than during Ruben Amorim's time. Carrick's exercises were shorter and maintained stability for the players.
This is shown through the performances of Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo. As long as they return to their forte positions, everything will be fine, no need for anything too super.
Carrick understands that he cannot think too far about the future like the 2026 summer transfer plan because it is not certain that after this season, he will be kept with an official contract. Therefore, the immediate task is to worry about stability to avoid anything slipping, and can set a goal to win a Champions League spot next season.
The appointment of Amorim leaving many consequences as it is now is the fault of the board of directors and Carrick's task is to correct everyone's mistakes to some extent. This weekend, if they continue to win against Arsenal, which is a bit unstable in the Premier League, the result of the appointment of Carrick will be clearer for INEOS.
At this time, Carrick is feeling that the spirit and excitement have returned to Man United. Arsenal is the strongest team in Europe at this time, defeating them is not easy, but if they have had a good performance like against Man City, Man United has the right to hope.
In the match in round 1, the "Red Devils" played well against Arsenal but lost because of a goalkeeper's fault, will everything be different this time?
