Manchester United have parted company with manager Michael Carrick, with a statement confirming “the club has come to the extremely difficult conclusion that a change is necessary in order to achieve our ambitions.”
Amid the ever-shifting stands beneath Old Trafford, this has at least provided Carrick with some clarity. The beloved former midfielder, a figure whose enduring favor with the fans reportedly played a factor in the extension of his ultimately doomed tenure, has been wobbling through a period of uncertainty since losing 3–0 to Bournemouth on Oct. 25.
