Amad Diallo says Manchester United squad happy if Michael Carrick stays
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Manchester United winger Amad Diallo believes that everyone at the club will be happy to see Michael Carrick continue as manager next season.
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LONDON – Amad Diallo has no doubt that “everyone” at Manchester United would be pleased to see Michael Carrick carry on as manager next season.
The 44-year-old former United midfielder and captain returned to Old Trafford as interim boss shortly after the end of Ruben Amorim’s ill-fated reign in January, until the end of the campaign.
He has overseen a huge upturn in the Red Devils’ fortunes and they have qualified for the Champions League with three games to spare.
Kobbie Mainoo said the players “want to die for” Carrick following a 3-2 victory over Liverpool on May 3 that left third-placed United six points clear of their arch-rivals in the English Premier League.
Carrick’s long-term future at Old Trafford remains in doubt, however. “Honestly, it’s not the player who decides who is going to stay here next season, but what I can say (is) everyone is happy to have him as manager,” Amad told Sky Sports.
“Everyone is with him. He’s that manager who has a good relationship with every player, so we are really happy to have him as manager and, yeah, we will be happy if we have him next season as manager.”
Amad has not scored or provided an assist since Carrick’s appointment, but the manager has still lauded the 23-year-old for his work rate and overall impact.
“Even when you are in tough moments, he’s there to talk to you, he’s there to help you,” the winger explained.
“I think the biggest change maybe is because the team is now more impactful. Like in the dressing room, we are really together.
“Every mistake is not a problem, your mistake is my mistake. So we are a team that doesn’t care if you do a mistake, you go again, so we go forward, we want to win as a team.”
His comments came after midfielder Casemiro also backed Carrick for the permanent job, saying that he has “demonstrated good qualities” and is doing an “incredible job”. Striker Benjamin Sesko is also in favour of Carrick taking the post permanently.
Carrick, though, is more worried about United finishing the season in style than his own future. Speaking on May 7, ahead of the May 9 trip to Sunderland, he said: “From my point of view, at this stage, it’s just putting the boys in a place to finish the season strongly.
“Then, as I’ve said all along, and I’m calm about it, it’ll get sorted out when it’s going to get sorted out. Some of it’s out of my hands, so we’ll see what happens.” AFP, REUTERS
