Jamie Carragher says Unai Emery must be Man Utd's top target for next managerManchester United are yet to decide on their next permanent boss while Michael Carrick takes charge on an interim basis, and Jamie Carragher has told them to go for Aston Villa's Unai EmeryView 2 Images Unai Emery is 'underrated', according to Jamie Carragher (Image: Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images)Jamie Carragher believes that Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is the 'perfect' candidate to revive Manchester United. Emery, 54, is among those to have been linked, boasting vast experience in Premier League with both Villa and Arsenal. ‌"Unai Emery should be heading to Old Trafford this weekend as the front-runner to become the next Manchester United manager," Carragher wrote in his column for the Telegraph. Do you agree with Jamie Carragher? But the Villa boss got his revenge in 2024, knocking Carrick's Middlesbrough side out of the FA Cup.

Source: Daily Mirror March 13, 2026 09:42 UTC