394: Carrick JOB Fear! SHOCK Striker Transfer!

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0:38Up to$10 each month when you pay with the Amex Gold card. Learn more at americanexpress.com slash explore-gold. Enrollment required. Terms apply. Hello, everybody. Welcome to the United Stands. I'm Mark Goldbridge, and this is your latest Manchester United news and transfer news. As David Ornstein reports on Michael Carrick's future, and it's not done. We will talk about that, whether United should be announcing it today. Why not? Why wait a few weeks? David Ornstein with the update there. Also for Britt Saramano and David Ornstein talking about transfers. Could Manchester United or... Your child wakes up in the middle of the night with a high fever and the pharmacy is closed.

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2:01Keep yourself and your loved ones prepared, no matter what comes next, at Jace.com. Also be looking at somebody as groundbreaking as Harry Kane. Shock transfer stories coming in this morning as well. but it's the morning after the night before we've got champions league football and i think it's time to go to work i think regardless of what we're going to talk about today tomorrow next week the summer starts today it is may the 4th may the 4th be with you because it is may and we have got champions league football and there's only two other clubs in the premier league at the moment that can get in contact with players and say we're in the champions league next year that's Arsenal and Man City.

2:42We have to take advantage of that. Chelsea don't even know if they're going to be in Europe. Liverpool still very much in upheaval about what they're doing. We've got to be on the blower this morning going, you know, we're in the Champions League. This is our project. Come to Manchester United. You've got to take advantage of that, whether you're speaking to Newcastle, whether you're speaking to Stuttgart, whether you're speaking to Nottingham Forest about Elliot Anderson. I think that Wilcox has been very, very lucky, regardless of what happens in the summer, I think he's been very, very lucky in his job because he's done next to nothing.

3:14He sacked a manager halfway through the season. He went down to the garden shed. He had a look at, you know, some, you know, old tools that we already had called Solskjaer and Carrick. He chose Carrick. It's worked really, really well. But that wasn't, you know, that's just look, you know, Solskjaer or Carrick, which ex-player do I go for? I'll try Carrick this time. And it's worked out. So this whole recruitment process around a manager, he's not actually got off his arse and done anything. Michael Carrick has saved him. He now needs to get off his arse in the transfer window because I tell you what, I've watched Man United every game for the last three months and there's absolutely no way that with less than 50 % possession and the way that we're playing, this is sustainable.

3:52Where is the vision? Where is the performance? Well, I know I've said that a lot, but ultimately, where is the open heart surgery that Ragnik spoke about five years ago that we all know we need? Because Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, Luke Shaw, Deleu, these players and not open heart surgery. So these are all going to be starters next season. Ahmad's still going to be here and Buomo, Kunja. We need big investments in this team, especially if Carrick's going to get the job. One midfielder and a couple of bench players, we're going to be in trouble next season. This is an aging team. We don't have a youthful team.

4:24We have an aging team. We need a huge transfer window. Regardless of what you think about the manager, we need a really big impactive transfer window. Big money spent, big players coming in because there's absolutely no way that this football is going to be sustainable. So we need to build a better squad than what we have. We need to build a better future because Harry Maguire is not going to be able to carry on for much longer. Casemiro is about to go. Bruno will keep going. But how much longer? We absolutely now need to be focused on the transfer window. I think the manager conversation sort of takes care of itself.

4:58Even I would concede that, you know, I've said for a long time that they'll give it to Carrick. And based on results, obviously, you'd be an idiot to say he doesn't deserve a chance. Still wouldn't give it him. But look, I think we all know he's going to get it. So my focus now is if this is going to work and it's a big, big if. I think even the most staunchest Carrick in there would say this won't work. This current team won't work. You know, there's there's a lot of cracks in it and they're papering over it. if Carrick gets the job or Iriola gets the job or whoever there's not a fan out there that sits back and goes yeah we're not far off we're bloody miles off you know talk of titles in the next two years you're having a laugh yeah having a laugh I think a lot of teams are going to be more competitive next year and we need to improve we've got this time next year we've got to be back in the Champions League absolutely in the spirit of May the 4th can you put your hood on and do the rise Lord Vader bit much love says Notorious I may do that a little bit later.

5:59Yeah, it probably works quite well with this hoodie. I nearly did it. Right. Let's get into the show. Lots to talk about. I want to start off with a big update from David Ornstein, though. You might not have seen this last night in your celebrations about Champions League and beating Liverpool twice and being a better team than Liverpool. So David Ornstein gave a big update at the end of yesterday. He basically said Michael Carrick has done an excellent job and is now in a very strong position to land the role permanently. and it's becoming harder to overlook him. However, figures like Jason Wilcox, Omar Barada and Sir Jim Radcliffe and the Glazer family will still run a full process.

6:32Weighing Carrick against more experienced trophy winning managers, summer planning is also a priority. Midfield is the priority with Elliot Anderson, the top target. Sancho Rasmus are expected to leave while Maynard is set to stay and obviously that's going to happen. And Carrick is already involved in the planning, putting himself in the best possible position to get the job full time. But the final decision hasn't been made yet. So look, I think a lot of people, there was even a rumour going round last night. Rubel, you're gone. Thank you. There was even a rumour going round last night that Michael Carrick might get appointed today as the manager.

7:07I would say that that's not going to happen. David Ornstein's obviously a very, very good journalist. We've had Ben Jacobs say this. I think Romano sort of hinted at it as well. I don't think they're going to give Carrick the job until the end of the season. I actually think they're going to stick by that. Whether we'll interview other candidates or not, I don't know. Maybe we'll say we ran a process and decided to go with Michael. They've put them... I think that if you want to... I think they made a big mistake, Man United. I think they should have ran the interviews in March. I think they should have been running them in March and April like they did with Pochettino and Ten Hag.

7:46I think waiting to the end of the season, And just it's a bit strange, really, a little bit strange to me. But look, I think there's an inevitability that Carrick will get the job. There's certainly a conversation, as I said, that he deserves to be given a chance because of all the games he's won. You can't argue with the results. You absolutely can't. I don't really know what United are doing because they're not aggressively going after managers anyway. They're not like speaking to managers who are going to manage in the World Cup. They're not speaking to managers who are currently in a job. There's one guy that, you know, he's doing a fantastic job and his name's Iriola.

8:23You can't argue with it. He's got the best unbeaten run in Europe. They play fantastic football. They're a small club. He's available. No doubt a better coach than what we have at the moment based on the way that he plays and what he's done. But I can't see United taking that. I really can't. So I think that they will give Carrick the job, but they don't seem to want to do it in season. And it's a bit of a strange one because the buzz is high at the moment. I could almost see why people think they'd give it in today, but apparently that's not going to happen. It's not done yet and it won't happen till towards the end of the season.

9:03So, I mean, look, I don't really know what to say about it. I won't change my mind. Like no one's going to change my mind. I've always said that if he gets the job, I'll back him. That's what you should do with any manager or signing. Do I think it's the right choice? No, I don't. And no one's going to change my mind. And people will say, oh, you're negative or you've got an agenda. I don't think it's negative or having an agenda when you highlight your issue with it in January and you keep saying it every bloody day. I'm bored of saying it myself. what I find most interesting is how people keep preaching to those people who don't want it to happen that we should want it to happen it's just an opinion and yours is different to mine but you won't convince me that we should give the job to Michael Carrick and Steve Holland I won't it's not even stubbornness I just do not believe it's the right thing to do I see way too similarities with people like Roberto Di Matteo Oli Gunnar Solskjaer people get lost in results oh look at all the games we've won I mean Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wasn't that long ago wasn't that long ago and he won a load of games as well I don't, I'm sorry I just do not agree that oh we've won a load of games with a load of unreliable players and now everything's going to be fine I think what if next season these results don't maintain themselves which I don't think they will and then you're playing twice a week with a bunch of players that can't play twice a week and we don't have a good summer transfer window and suddenly we're down where Newcastle are and everyone's going, we shouldn't have done this.

10:31Is there a chance that that will happen? Yeah. And then where are you? You're stuck with an inexperienced coach who's out of his depth with a bunch of players that are inconsistent and you're sort of like going, the Glazers have done it again. So that's my concern. And I'm not going to change my mind on that. But on the other hand, the results are brilliant. I understand why people want to give him the job and I understand that he deserves a chance at it. But I just don't think it's the right thing to do. And that's, I don't really see why people have a problem with that. Other than they want their opinion to be the right opinion.

11:02But if you're right, you'll be right, won't you? Why are you screaming and shouting at people who are saying, I personally wouldn't give him the job? I would give Iriola the job over him. I'd definitely give Nagelsmann the job over him. I'd give Emery the job over him. I'd give Tuchel the job over him. 100%, absolutely 100%. So, but he will get the job. And I wouldn't say I'm comfortable with that, but I'm at ease with it. And that's why I said at the start of the show, I really just would be more comfortable if they gave him the job and we can stop having the manager job because it's almost like delaying the inevitable.

11:31And I want to get on with the summer transfer window. And I do actually start to think that the longer they, is there some tactical thing going on here that if they don't give Carrick the job until the first week of June, oh, it's the World Cup now. You can't sign anyone while the World Cup's on. Are we sort of doing it because we're trying to buy time on transfers? Because if Carrick got the job today, we'd be talking about Elliot Anderson and Tenali tomorrow. Now, we've done this before with the January transfer window. We need two or three signings. We get one, but we get them in the last few days of January so that you can't go, where's the next one?

12:07And I do think with the manager, we all know Carrick's going to get the job. The club know he's going to get the job. Everybody knows he's going to get the job. But are we going to wait till the end of the season? Well, the end of the season is a month away. Like we could be working on transfers. So maybe it's just a little bit of spin. Maybe it's a little bit. Let's delay the inevitable so we don't get heat about transfers. Because ultimately, if Michael Carrick is getting the job, surely he's talking to Jason Wilcox about players. Why aren't we going for players? you know um mainu saying they would die for carrick and kunya comparing characters for alex why are they playing so bad and with such low intensity then it says marlo united well don't listen to players i i mean i haven't heard i mean how kunya can compare michael carrick to sir alex ferguson when he didn't play under sir alex is hilarious um and mainu saying he'll die for carrick is great because he's picking him but you know if mainu was sat on the bench he wouldn't die for carrick would he and if kunya hadn't scored yesterday and was on the bench he wouldn't be saying that so look i like kunya and menu but you're asking turkeys to vote for cancelling christmas they're they're players that are in the team being picked um you shouldn't listen to players they're paid employees i don't give a shit about what the players think because this squad will down tools as quick as they pick them up so i wouldn't listen to players um some of these players are playing really really well some of them aren't playing very well i don't think there's a United fan out there that thinks we can trust these players and just go into next season with what we've got I I firmly believe and I think some of you believe that we do need open heart surgery so um why would I listen to these players about what they think when I might get rid of a lot of them at some point in the next two years funnily enough I wouldn't get rid of Mainu and Kunya um Chunky says now Champions League is secured would you play the kids I I personally think we should be giving minutes to some people like Xerxi and Lacey and Mount and obviously Heaven and Yaro.

14:03I think we should be giving these players minutes because we have got Champions League football and there's a lot of players that do need minutes. I don't think he will. I think he's just going to keep chasing results to get the job. And you can't criticise him for that. But ultimately, yes, I do agree. There's a lot of players that we could look at in the next few weeks and decide about over the summer. I mean, it sounds crazy, but Lenny Oro probably needs a loan. I can't see where he's going to get any game time. I mean, we were talking yesterday about whether Aidan Hebbin is going to get game time now Martinez is back.

14:38I mean, where's Lenny Oro's game time going to come from? Although we will play more games next season. So, you know, with injuries and rotation, he hopefully will get more. I think we should spend 250 million in total, says GGMU. Well, let's talk a little bit about transfers because this Harry Kane story, to be honest with you, it's not the best source about Harry Kane. So Man United are interested in signing Harry Kane this summer. The striker is approaching key contract talks with Bayern at the end of the season, with United ready to pounce on any issues in negotiations. Bayern remain relaxed and still expect Kane to sign a new deal despite growing interest.

15:11United are not prioritising the striker but would not pass up the chance if Kane becomes available. So that's the story coming out this morning but man united probably do need to go for a striker anyway now look harry kane is not coming to manchester united i can't see how it happens as somebody who watches a lot of the bundesliga because we have the footage on that's football harry kane is going to be 33 in the summer his release clause at by munich i think is 60 million his salary is over 300k a week United just won't do this for financial reasons and the fact that he's over 26. So we won't do this deal anyway.

15:49Would I take Harry Kane at Man United? Look, I love what Sesco is doing, but Harry Kane's one of the best strikers in the world. If you put Harry Kane up front for Man United, I think we're guaranteed top four. I don't think we're guaranteed top four next season as things stand at the moment, but I think if you put Harry Kane up front, you are. So I'd love to see Harry Kane at Manchester United, but we won't do that. And we probably shouldn't do that, if I'm being completely honest, because the fundamental areas that Man United need to focus on, and yesterday showed it again, is midfield and fullbacks.

16:24The weakest area of Man United is the midfield and the fullbacks. That's where we need to spend money. So you need three midfielders and two fullbacks. Well, we won't even get that. So why would you go and spend 300 grand a week and 60 million pounds on Harry Kane? fantastic player the question is are we going to bring a striker in because also Thiago at Brentford's been mentioned I mean what I would say about Thiago is where does he score all his goals because every time I watch him he's shit but he obviously is a good striker but I don't watch Brentford week in week out but every game I watch Brentford he's not very good but he has scored a lot of goals so I think I think yesterday showed that we do need a striker by the way let's not forget yesterday was a brilliant result but like every other game in the last three months the performance left a lot to be desired um if it wasn't for a moment of brilliant by men who i don't think we win that game um and there's been a lot of games like that in recent weeks where did it go wrong yesterday because the first half was good um sesco's injury is where it went wrong um and buomo up front is ineffective we're basically constantly looking to get you know we're hitting long balls hoping that he gets in one-on-one that that's all Mbermo does up front it's just a long ball and a and sprints after it there's no hold at play there's no physicality there's no link-up play it just doesn't work unless you can hit a long ball and get him in it doesn't work and it you know it ruined us it allowed Liverpool to get higher up the pitch because Sesco actually was battling their centre-backs um so when Sesco went off yesterday and this will be a problem um in future games is that we lose that distinctive striker um i think that we have to bring a striker in next season and the fact that karik won't use xerxi shows you a lot about what xerxi's doing in training because logically xerxi is physical he's tall and he can hold the ball up but the fact that he won't bring xerxi on unless it's the last five minutes shows you that karik doesn't fancy Zerksy at all.

18:28So I think we need to bring a striker in in the summer because Sesco playing game in game out twice a week for a full season can happen. He's still quite young, but also players do get tired. Players do get injured. Players do need rotating. So I think we do need to bring a striker in. Finding the profile of that striker is going to be very interesting. And also, I mean, would you rule out Man United keeping Zerksy? I mean, I think it's... I'll tell you what, I'll say this. Should Man United keep Xerxes next season, right? Let's run a poll on it because there's somewhere I'm going to go with this.

19:04So should Xerxes stay next season? Yes or no, right? We've got a player that in his two years that he's been here under three managers, none of them have fancied him at all. Amram used him a little bit. Ten Hag probably used him the most. Carrick doesn't use him at all. So we've got a striker here that nobody, none of our managers have used. Miss profile, whatever, right? Next season, do you keep Xerxes at the football club or do you let him go for 30 million pounds and bring somebody else in? Now, if we don't bring in

19:49a striker in the summer and we stick with Xerxes, is that not the definition of lack of ambition? Because I think we all know he ain't the guy. I think he knows he's not the guy. And I think Carrick knows he's not the guy. But if we keep him around because we can't afford to replace him, that's a lack of ambition. So there's a lot of things that can happen over the summer transfer window now that will show the ambition of this ownership. And I think Xerxes is one of the key ones. If we keep him as an option, because it's cheaper to do that than replace him, then that says everything. Because for me, we saw yesterday in the second half, the problem when sesco comes off and xerxes clearly not the solution to that problem so i think that we have to be bringing a forward in but whether we've got the money to do it or not i don't know so it'd be very very interesting to see how that pans out um we need another class striker says laura baxter and do you know if we count the league since carys took over we would be top of the leagues as Calvin.

20:49I do know that Calvin, but why, why? I mean, look, it's difficult, isn't it? What are you trying to do with that comment? It's not, I'm not going to suddenly go Calvin. I didn't know that. I want Carrick. I've explained why I don't want to do it for weeks and weeks and weeks. And maybe some people don't agree. Maybe some people do agree, but you telling me we'd be top of the league if the league started in January doesn't change what I've said about, I feel that we're making the same mistake we did with Oli. Oli won a load of games as well. The players loved Oli and look at what happened. I don't see anything different between what we did with Oli and what we're doing with Carrick.

21:26And surprise, surprise, do your research. Michael Carrick was one of the main people on the training ground taking the coaching under Oli Gunnar Solskjaer. Go and do your research. Go and do your research. Most players, journalists said when Oli was here, it was Carrick and McKenna doing the coaching. So look, I don't see a lot of difference. I don't think it's going to work. I hope I'm going to be wrong. I don't think we're going to see scintillating, amazing football next season. I think we're going to see more of the same and more of what we saw under Oli. And if it goes wrong, I think there's going to be big problems.

21:57But I'm not here to piss on your Carrick parade. I hope he does well. I understand why you want to give him the job. I understand he deserves a chance. I understand the results are good. But you're not going to change my mind. At no point am I going to say, I think this is the right thing to do. If you want that, Go and watch Rio cheerleader Fairyland. He'll tell you all that. But I ain't going to do that. And fair play if you want to do it. It's not negativity. It's just I think we're making the wrong choice. And I want to be wrong. I want to be wrong. And that's why I just want them to give him the job now and focus on the positives of the transfer window.

22:35Because talking about the manager, if I'm being completely honest, does get quite boring. They're going to give him the job. It does deserve the chance, I suppose. I just think it's a mistake. Let's get on with the real business because whoever the manager is, this squad ain't going to do it. So the big thing for me is what we do next in the transfer market. Now, David Ornstein has said again, as has Fabrizio Romano, that our focus is still Elliott Anderson. Fabrizio Romano said it again last night, Elliott Anderson. I don't know what to add into that I don't know what to add into that we have got Champions League football and I mean look the interesting thing that David Ornstein said is Man United have made Elliot Anderson their primary target for the next transfer window they have the funds to get the deal done but it will depend on aligning with Nottingham Forest's valuation you know two sentences you could write a book on that so Elliot Anderson is still after nine months, our primary target for the next transfer window.

23:44Man United have got the funds to get the deal done, but it depends whether Forrest align on the valuation. And that last sentence, just to me, is sort of like, well, there's your get out, isn't it? We want Elliot Anderson, but he's too expensive. But nobody's going to listen to Sir Jim Radcliffe or the Glazers on the value of a player. If Man United try and say we're not paying£100 million and walk away, I think every United fan is going to go, well, what are your thinking? what did you think you were going to pay? No United fan's going to say you're right to walk away for£100 million when Caicedo cost£100 million, Declan Rice cost£100 million, and that was two or three years ago.

24:22And Man City want Elliot Anderson. You're going to have to pay£100 million. And if you think you're not paying£100 million, then why are you putting him out there as a primary target? So, look, I've always said with Elliot Anderson, and I'll be positive on this because I have always said it, there's something about it that makes me feel like we do have a chance despite numerous people saying man city will win the race i still do feel for some reason like we've got a chance um my preference is tonali my preference has always been tonali and again you know it's not this similar to the manager situation i understand the drive to go and get elliot anderson and you know i'm doing villa against forest on thursday night so it's another chance to look at him but I have seen quite a lot of him this season.

25:12And I do think he's a very good player. I don't know that he's the right player for Manchester United. I look at Maynou, who is still a work in progress. And I look at Anderson, who is still a work in progress. And I still think that's a very inexperienced midfield. Whereas, you know, you look at Michael Carrick, sorry, not Michael Carrick, I'd love to have a prime Michael Carrick in the midfield. You look at Tonali, and I think Tonali is the midfielder that Man United need. I watched Newcastle against Brighton on Saturday afternoon. I've seen a lot of Tonali over the last few weeks, even in games where Newcastle have lost.

26:00And I think he's perfect for Man United. and what will piss me off and I'm not saying it's going to happen but what would piss me off is Elliot Anderson going to Manchester City Tonali going to Arsenal Wharton going to Liverpool and Man United signing Balaba and I'm going to do a video on Balaba later on just to explain why I think it's a bad idea because I think a lot of people want Balaba on vibes trust me bro and you look at United's possession this season, even with Amrim, our possession was better, but not great. I think Amrim was hovering around like 51 % possession. Carrick is down at 47.

26:45Might even be lower now. You can't improve possession without having players that pass the ball, right? Belaber doesn't pass the ball very well at all. Tonali does. Tonali is like a Carrick. He's a dictator. He conducts things.

27:07We need a player like that. And Elliot Anderson can do that. And I think we'd be over the moon with Elliot Anderson. But we also have to replace something that is hard to quantify. But you see it with Maguire and you see it with Bruno and you definitely see it with Casemiro. We need to replace experience. And we have, you know, we get Casemiro. Casemiro's defensive numbers are insane, by the way. Like if you, if Elliot Anderson does nine successful defensive actions per game, Casemiro will be doing 15. His defensive numbers are incredible. And that's experience. We need to replace that. We need to replace that.

27:56Mr. OG says we've not, sorry, just before I come to that, 70 % of you wouldn't keep Xerxes next season. 30 % of you would. Look, the reason I wouldn't, I like Xerxes. I think he's a talented player and I think he's a fool for not getting out in January because he could have gone to the World Cup. But you don't know what promises Man United made him. If he stays at Man United just because he likes it, he's got to go. We're not a charity. We're a football club. I don't want to keep players just because they like it here. I want to keep players here that are part of our future. And if we keep Xerxes, my question would be why haven't we used him this season why are we keeping him for next season when we haven't used him this season because he's cheap and I'd make the same for me it would be the same argument as what happened with Maguire why haven't we gone for Murillo or Van Heek or Schlotterbeck or any other centre back why have we kept Maguire for another year because it's cheap and that i don't want to see that happening a lot this summer we need open heart surgery and all right keeping maguire is borderline some of you very happy with it some of us think it's paper in the cracks um but we can't we can't do that a lot this summer i don't want that to be the tone set this summer if you know what i mean but as I said I do think a striker is important for United and I think Xerxes needs to go and a striker needs to come in I don't mind Cunha as an alternative striker I don't think Mbwemo works there but I don't mind Cunha as an alternative striker but I do think we need to bring a striker in and unfortunately we don't have anybody in the youth setup that's ready to do that at the moment so yeah I definitely do think that we do need to bring a striker in but the priorities have got to be three midfielders a left back and a right back um i don't think there are two positions in the united team that scream out we're getting we're getting away with it more than left back and right back and look midfield is a problem for man united it's funny how we talk about the midfield because it is a problem but casemiro and maynu have actually done quite well it's more that casemiro is leaving and the depth the midfield is a massive issue but maynu and casemiro have done well.

30:18It's just Casemiro's going and we need more depth. But nothing screams out to me that Man United are getting away with it more than our fullbacks. I mean, look at what that young kid did to Deleuze for the last 10 minutes. He took their piss. Casemiro and Maguire were having to come across to help out. He was absolutely rinsing Deleuze. And that miss at the end by Deleuze, I mean, he's got to score. Luke Shaw, Paranese World Class, I don't see it. So look, our fullbacks fullbacks need replacing um and he doesn't like masrawi does he so we need we need we need we do need two fullbacks but i mean whether we're going to get three midfielders and two fullbacks i don't know but that's where i'd be spending my money uh welbeck could be a cheap and decent stopgap for now says gg i mean i'd love danny welbeck at the football club but he's just signed a new deal at um at brighton and it's a shame because i think he would have been a decent shout i mean 35 he'd be 36 next year but you could get you could get a season out of him listen to what jeremy said on neville's post-match pod about united winning the title soon his real view on carrick and the club slips out says uh jen yeah well i don't think you mean jeremy i think you mean jamie um obviously jamie carriga has said that man united should give carrick the job but the veil did slip you know this is a very good comment from Zen.

31:38So a lot of non-United ex-players and journalists are saying give Carrick the job, give Carrick the job, give Carrick the job. But Carriger was talking to Neville after the game yesterday and the veil did slip because he said, you were talking about United winning the title, Gary, in the next couple of years. He said, your glass is way too full, way too full you haven't even got a manager and i'm like but you said to give carrick the job and carrick's got the job at the moment and i think the veil did slip i think that was a that was a glimpse of what many people think the reason the likes of carrick and shearer and you know every other pundit are saying give carrick the job is because they want carrick to get the job because they don't believe man united will get back anywhere near where we want to get back It would just be, you know, mediocre.

32:35So you're right. I saw that. Nick says, I don't trust this board or the owners. They're so slow in everything they do. A manager needs to be appointed so we can get him the player he needs. I actually do. Look, Nick, I've always said, and this is to do with transfers, right? I've always said that the summer transfer window was going to go in the blink of an eye because of the World Cup. I've always said you need to be active in January. We weren't. I always said in the March international break, you need to be talking to players. We didn't. I always said that as soon as you've got Champions League football, you've got to be picking up the phone, getting in contact with players.

33:15We've got Champions League football this morning and the conversation is still about the manager. Now, if we are genuinely going to interview Nagelsmann and Emery and Iriola at the end of the season and Carrick and make a decision, fine. but we're not, are we? What we're going to do is we're going to wait till the end of season and then give Carrick the job. Well, you've just wasted a month in the transfer market. Like, you know what I mean? I've always said that we should interview other candidates before we give Carrick the job and they need to be good candidates and we need to know who they are.

33:53We're not going to do that. What we're going to do is you've got the job, but we're not announcing it till the end of the season. And all that does is shorten the transfer window. If Carrick's going to get it, and it clearly is, it should be announced now. They should live and die on that sword and they should get on with transfers. And I'm sort of in agreement with the Carrick Inners that just give him the job now. You've already made the decision. Give him the job now and then get on the phone to Anderson and Tonali and Belaber and Diamande and whoever else it is, because there's a lot of people to speak to and get on with building the summer out.

34:39There's no time to waste. And I feel like waiting till early June to give Carrick the job is a month away. And in early June, you've then only got two months instead of three. My concern now is And it does sound slightly hypocritical But you need to listen to it I don't really want Carrick to get the job But it's obvious he is going to get the job So just give it him And get on with the transfers Don't wait a month to do the inevitable And lose a month in transfers Like get on with it Because people say Well they could be doing things secretly You can't You can't do things secretly Because if you pick the phone up to Elliot Anderson And say this is our offer and he goes, who's the manager going to be?

35:23And you go, it's going to be Carrick. And then he goes to Man City. It would just get leaked out that Carrick's the manager anyway. So we do need that. We do need to just make a decision and get moving. I think the most important thing now is, and look, maybe your opinions are still stuck in yesterday or last week. But where I am now is, now that we have Champions League football and it feels great, you're planning for next season. You know, Coventry City and Ipswich are planning for the Premier League now and how they stay up. Man United need to plan now for how we're going to stay in the Champions League next year.

36:00We've got to be in the top four or five next season. And the work starts now. And humming and ahhing about, well, how do we announce Carrick? Just fucking do it and get on with signing players. Hitton says, you either gamble big with 30 to 50 million signings or small with 70 million. plus ones the ownership will go conservative i can already see belabor and stiller being it says i'd be very happy with stiller hitting i've heard nothing about whether we're going to do anything about that um nick says i don't trust this board or the owners they're so slow in everything they do a manager needs to be appointed so we can get him the players he needs i think i did that one thank you very much nick leave anderson and get tonali and stiller says me the lemon lover inios need to go to spec savers they've got no vision says rio uh and jst says I rate Neville for mentioning Nagelsmann for manager.

36:50Finally, people in the mainstream might be giving him notice. And Mr. Og says, we have not been playing good football. Results have been good. Other than that, statistically, we've gone backwards. No vision, Ineos. And Mark Fudge says, Carrick came in when other teams had Champions League and tired and has rode luck, in my opinion. The breaks in training isn't what a long-term successful manager does. And DC14 says, Dioff, Chumini, Tonali, Fernandez, Liao, striker. Raymond says, I would keep Xerxi based on the reason that I don't think we would bring in a striker even if we sold him. Yeah. And that's what I mean.

37:28That's a lack of ambition, isn't it? Keeping Xerxi because we can't be asked to buy a striker. Personally, wouldn't mind Brobby. Marks is Josh. And Jack Davies says, Interims are never bought in to show a vision, stability and results. Carrick has passed that test the vision should come from the club with transfers no manager has been backed to kick on when needed says Jack and why do you keep saying first half was good says Marlowe I thought well well look I don't want to talk about the Liverpool game because I want to move on and start talking about United kicking I mean Wilcox has done fuck all for four months he sacked a manager fluked it with Carrick and then there's just sat there doing nothing I mean what is Jason Wilcox actually doing I want him to go to work Marlowe I want him to go to fucking work today start ringing up getting fucking deals done um but look what i'm trying to say about yesterday's first performance uh first half performance is that i don't think anybody can begrudge the fact that we were 2-0 up and to be 2-2 after 10 minutes of the second half obviously we played shit in the second half i'm not saying first half was amazing i did see somebody say that's the best half of football we've played since arsenal it wasn't i thought brentford first 12 minutes was a lot better But losing Sesko was a problem.

38:43Martinez midfield trial now, says Robert. I just do not, do not. I do not believe that heaven should be dropped. I do not believe it. He should not be dropped. But he might be because Masraoui played really well against Chelsea and hasn't played since. So I just do not think heaven should be dropped. because he's too good a prospect to be dropped. I watched a lot of football this weekend. You look at people like, you know, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Spurs, Van der Ven, et cetera. I'm not saying heaven's better than Van der Ven yet, but he bloody well could be very, very soon. I mean, what does Aiden...

39:27I mean, can you remember that point in the game where... I can't remember whether it was the second half or the first half. Luke Shaw's out of position. A Liverpool player was sprinting for the ball. Luke sure can't get there But Aidan Heaven just sprints across And he's only 19 Like these are key years for him I just think Aidan Heaven needs to stay in the team For the rest of the season I mean we've qualified for the Champions League Why would you bring Martinez back in for Heaven Like we've qualified for the Champions League Give him the last three games of the season To you know boost his development Absolutely Emily Derry says the midfield is urgent There were times it was bypassed too easily yesterday because Maynou can't be everywhere and Casemiro was not quite at the races.

40:11Had a great time at Old Trafford yesterday. Well done, Emily. Thank you very much for your super chat. I'm glad you enjoy it. Maybe Carrick's holding off until transfer guarantees. There's just some tall guy. Appreciate that as well. Red Devil News says, Morning Mark. Remember when we're linked with Inzaghi? Personally, I think he's the best option, but I would take Nagelsmann. and Zen says what if they think delaying the manager announcement helps attract better players and that the board wants especially with the Champions League now secured says Zen and Dirty Deed says they never do transfers early so they can save on wages yeah it's probably a fair point to be honest good look at Baller League tonight hopefully Gold Devils can get the win and try and push on the top four says Sam yes I am on Baller League tonight if you want to watch that on my channel looking forward to that would you get Lewandowski on a free transfer says Gamer King of Kings.

41:03No. But he says you could get two years of experience in the Champions League and therefore can invest more elsewhere. No, I don't think Lewandowski is the right way to go. I mean, we've done it multiple times with Cavani and Zlatan and Ronaldo. I don't think so. No, no. I personally wouldn't do it. No. On the poll, 60 % of you would go, would not, sorry, Let me read this right. No, 40 % would give Carrick the job, 60 % wouldn't. So look, I think it's 50-50. I know that's not 50-50, but I think across the fan base, I think it is 50-50. um give carrot the job don't give the job which is surprising considering the results uh and the players um backing the manager and the results it's it's surprising that it's 50 50 um i don't know why i only i know my opinion and i'm sure you know yours i don't know why it's only 50 50 but I think a lot of it probably comes down to fear of making the same mistake, not trusting the board and the vision.

42:18You look at Lausanne, you look at Nice, they're really badly run football clubs by Ineos. You look at the last 20 years of the Glazers, really bad decisions. Maybe it's just a lack of trust in the people making the decisions um yeah but i think i what what i do think and i can't dictate what i do think and this is my opinion is i haven't i totally and utterly respect those people who want to give character the job i totally and utterly understand it um and i totally understand the fact that people say look at the results you know results are all that matter He deserves a chance to run the job, take the job.

42:59Absolutely. I completely agree and respect with it. Right. But I don't think it's reciprocal when people say, I'm terrified of this going wrong. If it goes wrong, we're back where we were six months ago. Would they sack him anyway? You know, if we make this decision and it goes wrong, how many years is it going to cost us? Because it's, I don't see them sacking the next manager in 12 months. I don't see them doing that again. So whoever the next manager is, I think they get a minimum of two years, maybe even three. So if we make this decision wrong, I think some people go, well, if it goes wrong, we can sack him before Christmas.

43:35I don't think that happens. I think if, you know, Jason Wilcox wants a puppet, Jason Wilcox wants somebody he can stand on the training ground with and talk tactics with. That's not a director of football, by the way. I don't think if we get this wrong, This is going to be a quick fix I think if we get this wrong It's going to hurt us for two or three years And we've had 13 years Of being shit By our own standards How many more years are we going to do that for? And that's why for me I've never swayed From we need An experienced coach With a defined style of play A proven track record And experience in managing domestic and European football at the same time.

44:25And those are the four things I think we have to go for. And it's a world of difference from, I heard somebody saying, well, I'd go for Luis Enrique, but he's not available, so let's go for Carrick. And I sort of might go, but Luis Enrique ticks every box I've just said there, and then you go for Carrick, who ticks not. How do you go from Luis Enrique is not available, so let's go to Carrick? Like there's no correlation. Surely you go Luis Enrique is not available. So let's get something close to that. Why would you go from I want Luis Enrique, but I can't get him. So let's go to Carrick. Like Luis Enrique ticks all those four things I've just said, whereas Carrick ticks none.

45:09So surely you'd go from Luis Enrique to someone like Emery or Nagelsmann. Why would you go from Luis Enrique down to there? And that's, I understand fans doing it, but I don't understand why the board would do it. They never, sorry, read their dirty deeds. A couple of other things I want to talk about as well.

45:31Fabrizio Romano, Manchester United. How many times have we heard this from Fabrizio, by the way? I mean, I did see Fabrizio yesterday giving credit to Jason Wilcox for giving the job to Carrick. He basically said, well, it was very close to between Solskjaer and Carrick and he gave Carrick the job. so he's got to be given credit for getting it right. I thought, oh my God. How much information is Fabrizio getting from Man United if he's glazing Wilcox? He said this, Busy and exciting summer window is anticipated across multiple positions. At least two midfielders are planned. A winger is also targeted.

46:05Decisions on striker and defence depend on factors like Xerxes' future and injury concerns with Martinez and De Ligt. Champions League football will help in attracting high-quality players, building on recent signings made without it sounds like a bit of a pr statement to be honest with you but obviously it's coming in from fabrizio um look there's not a lot of meat on the bones at least two midfielders we've heard that for about six months a winger has been targeted we've heard about that for six months um decisions on striker and defense doesn't mean we're signing anybody champions league football will obviously give us more money um and hopefully help us attract quality players.

46:42But look, it's exciting that, you know, it's transfers, but ultimately,

46:53ultimately, it comes down to when are we going to start doing something? This was the quote from Fabrizio. We have to give credit to the United board because the management decided to go for Carrick, even though Solskjaer was very close to getting the job. The final decision was 50-50, but they decided to go for Carrick. Well, it was the right decision. They flipped a fucking coin, let's be honest. I'm shocked no one has mentioned Ted Lasso and coach board as the next manager duo for United. Wouldn't be surprised if Wilcox thinks they're proven, says Polsky. And Andy Webster says, whatever manager we get, they won't be backed anyway.

47:28So stability for me is the way forward. Why bring in a top manager to sack him within a year and then get another interim? You can see it already. Andy, I completely disagree with you. I do not think the next manager will be sacked in a year. I think that was a complete and utter shit show because Amirim basically fell out with Wilcox and they had to do something. I don't think that's going to happen. I don't think we will recruit a manager that is capable of falling out with Wilcox. Man United would not have sacked Amirim if they hadn't fallen out. If Amirim had just gone, okay, I'll put up with this, they wouldn't have sacked him.

48:06I don't think we'll appoint a manager that's capable of falling out with the board so we won't be in a position where we sack that we didn't what I'm trying to say Andy is you're acting like if the results go bad we'll sack a manager in 12 months that's we've never done that we won't do that we didn't sack Amrim on results we sacked him because he fell out with Wilcox I don't see Carrick or Iriola falling out with Wilcox so even if it goes bad I think it's two or three years before they do something about it. I just do not agree that we're going to sack the next manager within 12 months. Absolutely not.

48:41The decision we make, we're going to have to live with for two or three years. Even if that's finishing eighth and sixth and fifth, I still think they'll get two or three years. They never do. I've done that one. Thank you very much. But look, I think the most important thing is, the most important thing is, is that the focus has to be on the summer now. I think the manager thing is just a case of when, not if. We have to start on this transfer window. And what I don't want to see in the next couple of weeks is Anderson chooses Man City and Tonali's too expensive. That's going to make my heart sink.

49:18We have to replace Casemiro with quality. Chouamini at Real Madrid is still a possibility. Let's not take him out, but we have to get Tonali, Anderson or Chiwamini to make this season, this summer, ambitious. Ambition is not red flags. Ambition is not a punt. We have to go out and get either Chiwamini, Tonali or Anderson. Absolutely. Has to be done. Whoever the manager is, the board has to deliver now. What does Carrick need to do next season in order for you to say giving him the job with the right calls, says Patrick? Oh, God, what a question. Look, as I've said, I think it's the wrong thing to do.

50:05I think I'll be on the right side of history. I hope I'm not. And if I'm not, I will obviously say, you know, I wasn't right and I'm happy I wasn't right. I will back him when he gets the job. I'm not going to be there saying sack the manager all summer. I mean, I think that's just incredible we've seen arsenal fans do that with arteta and i think it's you know that's not supporting your club is it so once he gets the job i will you know back him even though i don't think it's the right thing to do what would make me say i was wrong or what would make me say i think they made the right choice um i don't think michael carrick being at the club for five years finishing fourth is good enough it's not it won't get the sack off that by the way but i don't think I don't think stability is enough for me to go, I was wrong.

50:48I want to see performance results and vision. I want to see United step up to where Arsenal are. I want to see United in the Champions League every year, in the latter stages every year. So if Michael Carrick can take us to consistently the quarterfinals of the Champions League and pitch us in around second place, that's where I think United over the next three years need to be at. But if we're doing what we've done over the last few years and it's one year in, one year out and it's fifth and seventh and stuff like that, I mean, that's not good enough. But it might be good enough for the board.

51:27Great question, Patrick. What do you think? Emily Derry says Oli hung on because he was a yes man We were getting sackable results before the board acted Carrick I feel will be more of the same And always will be with the people we have put on the board Thank you very much I just think people forget Michael Carrick spent Three years at this football club As an assistant coach to Mourinho and Oli And This isn't something new Unless he shows us something new

52:00I think some people act like Carrick under Oli just used to put the kits out he ran the training he was his assistant coach so we have been here before we have been here before some people just don't want to accept that that's a reason why some people don't think we should do it because we have been here before do you think Lampard could take Mount says Matt

52:25Controversial Mason Mount shouldn't be at Man United next season And if we can loan him out to play games of football We should, but we won't So I think Coventry for Mason Mount would be a very good idea But we won't do it I also do question what we're doing with Lenny Oro Because I almost feel like Lenny Oro Lenny Oro is becoming Like next season for Oro is pivotal he's been here for two years and he's still well Aiden Heaven's gone past him he's going to be 21 next season and it's his third year and we bought a generational talent so if Lenny Yoro was coming through the youth I'd say loan him out but we spent 50 million pounds on him so we can't loan him out but Yoro to me is a player there's a few players isn't there's there's there's definitely Mason Mount there's definitely Luke Shaw um Deleu probably as well um and Yoro players that will be here next season but you don't know how they're going to get in the team but Yoro has to be there has to be a pathway for him there has to be a pathway he can't just have another season like this season and G-Man says Yoro will be fine but where How?

53:44If De Ligt comes back and Maguire's staying, where are these minutes coming from? I mean, if I'm Yoro, I'm like, how the fuck is Maguire getting in the team ahead of me? I'm quicker than him. I'm better on the ball than him. I can learn a lot from him, but he's got to start pushing Maguire out of that team. I don't think it's acceptable to be sat on the bench for a 33-year-old Harry Maguire next season. We saw what happened with Maguire yesterday in a back four. So Bozlai is not the most skillful player in the world, and he didn't. so I think Yoro's got to be pushing Maguire out of the team next season Maine says I think De Ligt is done I think this De Ligt talk of him being done is premature he's had a bad injury he's very close to being back I think he'll be fine next season I hope I'm right on that by the way OK thanks everyone for watching I am live on Baller League later I'm just about to knock up a video on That's Football about Liverpool and it's bank holiday in the UK today.

54:45So I don't think we've got a two o 'clock show, but it's like a Sunday because it's a bank holiday, but we will have an evening show for you as well. Fantastic show this morning. Sorry, 59 % wouldn't give Carrick the job. 41 % would. Glenn C says, the sad thing is if people think we could be back if Pep leaves City, but the truth is City will spend and sack until they get the best regardless. Yeah, they're not going to go anywhere. I think we'll be in the top four. Whoever's in charge next year, says Robert McCormack, we have to be in the top four next season. Jack Fraser says, does point progression matter this season, factoring lack of games, Mark?

55:23I can't answer that question. I was asked this question yesterday. Do you think that only playing in the Premier League has been a huge advantage for Manchester United? My prediction is yes, but in fairness, it's only in the second half of the season that we've seen the advantage of only playing in the Premier League. and I suppose that's logical because it's like running a marathon isn't it with a backpack Man United have just been running the marathon whereas a lot of teams have been running with a backpack and I think for the first half of the race maybe you don't feel the weight but in the second half of the race when you're getting tired that weight starts to bear down on you whereas we haven't had that and I think in the last few I mean how many big breaks have we had as well like we've most of our bad results have come when we've had a midweek game so So I think playing one game a week has a big...

56:11I mean, look at bloody Spurs yesterday. I mean, they ran Villa Ragged, who played on Thursday night. And we saw it last year when we played Thursday night. So it'll be interesting next season who's in Europe and who's not in Europe and how it impacts us. I would expect there to be more injuries for Man United next season as well. I don't think we've really... We have had injuries, but I think we'll have more. it's why the transfer window is so important people forget that Arsenal have had a lot of injuries but they have an incredible squad we do need to aspire to that thank you so much everybody for tuning in this morning really enjoyed it and make sure you smash a like on the video and your way out I will speak to you all later take care