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Michael Carrick

Manchester United· Premier League · England flag England · Age 45

Employed4-2-3-1Build-Up FocusPremier League hub →

GafferScore

81/ 100

High level

85th percentile of covered managers

Medium confidenceUpdated this week

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 17 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

Age

45

28 JUL 1981

Appointed

13 JAN 2026

Tenure

9M

9 months

Contractⓘ

Until Jun 2028

Contract confirmed

Senior managerial experienceⓘ

3 years, 4 months

Since 21 NOV 2021

In coaching

6 years, 9 months

Includes academy & assistant roles

Current role

Head Coach

Current base shape

4-2-3-1

Appointed

13 Jan 2026

Contract expiry

30 Jun 2028

Senior managerial experience

3 years, 4 months

Date of birth

28 Jul 1981

Place of birth

Wallsend, England

Tactical identity

Build-Up Focus

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review

Manchester United

Current Club — All Competitions

Matches

18

Wins

12

Draws

3

Losses

3

Win %

66.7%

GF 33 · GA 20 · GD 13 · 2026-01-17 → 2026-08-22

Current Season — League

1 matches · 0–0–1 · 0%

Current Club — League

18 matches · 12–3–3 · 66.7%

All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	80	66th	Covered managers
Defence	80	69th	Covered managers
Pressing	78	57th	Covered managers
Possession	84	82nd	Covered managers
Build-Up	86	87th	Covered managers
Transition	79	58th	Covered managers
Player Development	85	84th	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	80	73rd	Covered managers
GafferScore	81	85th	Covered managers

Verified career record

Aggregated from individual senior spells

Matches160

Wins79

Draws29

Losses52

Win percentage49.4%

Points per game1.66

Goal differenceNot publicly confirmed

Senior spells counted4

Senior head-coach spells only. Assistant and development-team roles are excluded from win-loss totals, and each spell counts only matches managed at that club.

Methodology & data freshness

GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.

Updated this week · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic Manchester United shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Michael Carrick (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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