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Club officials have said they want to wait and carry out a full assessment of the situation at the end of the season.<\/p>\n
Is that necessary? Is there an argument to say Carrick’s status should be confirmed before the final home game of the season against Nottingham Forest on 17 May?<\/p>\n
Carrick clearly feels, together with his coaching team and squad, that he has done a good job.<\/p>\n
“It has been a good run,” he said. “We have beaten some very good teams.<\/p>\n
“When we came in, the Champions League was a bit in the distance. We wanted to get back into Europe. To be there with three games to spare is a big achievement.<\/p>\n
“One of the biggest things for me is trying to get the best out of players, helping people and letting them go out and perform.<\/p>\n
“Then there is seeing this place alive and bouncing.<\/p>\n
“The players need a lot of credit for the run we have put together and also the coaching staff. There is a lot of good work beyond me.<\/p>\n
“The pleasing thing to see is the spirit and the camaraderie of the group, which you could see at 2-2, when they were sticking in and fighting for each other.<\/p>\n
“We want a team to be proud of. It (the Champions League) is a huge step for so many reasons, and I am not underplaying that.<\/p>\n
“But it can’t be everything. We expect more of that consistently. That is the message – let’s kick on.”<\/p>\n
United fans would doubtless agree, especially those who remember the team Carrick was part of – and the ones before that – who were never allowed to settle for what they had done, as Sir Alex Ferguson always wanted more.<\/p>\n
That is the mentality Carrick has.<\/p>\n
Dion Dublin was part of Ferguson’s first Premier League title-winning squad. He understands the club.<\/p>\n
“Beating Liverpool ticks all the boxes,” Dublin told BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n
“It’s decision-making. It’s substitutions at the right time. He’s got his team to find a way to get a result. That’s what a manager does.<\/p>\n
“Well done Carrick. Well done United.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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