February 13 – Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach, but the club’s supporters have criticized the way his predecessor Michael Carrick was treated.
Pochettino will move to Old Trafford with his staff on a two-and-a-half-year deal after taking charge of his final two games in charge of the United States men’s national team, replacing club legend Carrick, who was named permanent Manchester United boss in May after a stellar spell in charge.
Results deteriorated at the start of the 2026/27 season, with the club currently in the relegation zone, but the Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST) have maintained their anger at the club’s unpopular owners, the Glazer family and Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS, rather than the former midfielder, arguing that another managerial change does not solve the club’s deeper problems.
“Michael Carrick’s departure marks another depressing moment for Manchester United,” said MUST. “The reason why Manchester United fans have continued to support Michael Carrick in recent weeks is because they know that the responsibility for United’s problems does not lie primarily with him or his predecessors as manager.
“They meet the property.”
MUST also pointed to the club’s ticket prices and stadium plans as evidence of a wider rift between supporters and ownership.
“It’s time for the owners to come clean and show some accountability,” the fanbase concluded.
Carrick became United’s seventh permanent manager to leave since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 and the third since Ratcliffe took control of football operations. Former Spurs and Chelsea manager Pochettino will now replace him, with United paying around £7.5m to release the Argentine from a US Soccer contract he only signed in August.
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