Michael Carrick starts coaching career at Middlesbrough

Michael Carrick has found his first job after leaving Manchester United. According to Sky Sports, he will take over the Middlesbrough team that sacked coach Leo Percovich on October 3. Currently the 20th team of the Championship is only 8 points behind the 6th place, so far nothing is lost yet!

Put your boots on and dust off your suit

Carrick settled into the Manchester United management team after his playing career ended in the summer of 2018, having first worked as an assistant to José Mourinho and then Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. After their sacking, he took over the team of his heart for 3 games, which he handled with bravado.

The hitherto unbeaten coach, under whose guidance Manchester United beat Villarreal, drew with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and as mentioned beat Arsenal at Old Trafford, will kick off his new and now real coaching career a league below when he is expected to take over a stagnant Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough is eyeing the Premier League

The English side, who finished 7th last season, the first non-play-off spot for promotion to the Premier League, have not started the season well at all and have only managed to win 4 out of 15 games.

However, their ambitions are somewhat higher as the 6th most valuable Championship side would like to make it to the Premier League.

Of course, Carrick’s spell will matter as we are still at the beginning of the season, which is really long in the Championship considering that 24 teams play it.

8 points down to 6. Norwich? It is definitely in this club’s power to close that gap and challenge for the top English league this season. Therefore, let’s see how much the Manchester United legend will be able to motivate the team enough to make everything sit right.

Moreover, he will be welcomed in the team by another player with Manchester experience. Namely, the now 27-year-old stopper Paddy McNair, who has just transferred to Middlesbrough after two years at Sunderland, for whom he has already played 13 games in the current season.

Source: Sky Sports