Cape Town – Manchester United are in the Premier League relegation zone, yet only two clubs have taken more points since Michael Carrick took charge in January.
Michael Carrick looks set to lose his job at Manchester United, but his Premier League record since January tells a more complicated story.
Since Carrick was first appointed on 13 January 2026, only Arsenal (63) and Manchester City (56) have taken more Premier League points than United (47). That puts them ahead of Brighton and Bournemouth on 46, and Liverpool on 43.
The table covers 27 league games, and almost all of United’s points came last season. Carrick took over from Rúben Amorim as interim head coach in January and took 39 points from his 17 league games. That lifted United to third and earned him the job permanently in May.
Only Arsenal (63) and Manchester City (56) have won more points in the Premier League than Manchester United (47) since Michael Carrick was first appointed on 13 January 2026. https://t.co/BFzhzjPCPg
— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) November 10, 2026
This season has been very different. United have only eight points from their first 10 games and are in the relegation zone going into the international break. A 4-4 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday, when they scored twice in stoppage time, at least showed his players are still fighting.
It may not be enough to save him. Senior staff are working on appointing a replacement before United’s next game, at Liverpool, with Eddie Howe, Mauricio Pochettino and Julian Nagelsmann on the shortlist. The club says no decision has been made.
If he does go, Carrick leaves with a strange record: one of the best points totals in the league over the past 10 months, but also the worst start to a season by a United manager in years.
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