Wayne Rooney has had his say on the Manchester United manager situation (Picture: Getty)Wayne Rooney insists Manchester United need look no further than Michael Carrick and believes his former teammate has to become the club’s next permanent boss. I knew this was going to happen with Michael Carrick. Michael Carrick is impressing as interim Man Utd boss (Picture: Getty)Get your football fix Metro's weekly newsletter In The Mixer delivers punchy analysis and breakdowns of the biggest football stories directly to your inbox. ‘He has got the best winning percentage of any Manchester United manager after that many games. ‘Imagine if you got rid of Michael Carrick, just imagine it, and you brought in whoever, I don’t care who it is, a born winner, they’ve already had that type of manager.

Source: Metro April 06, 2026 15:45 UTC