The caretaker Red Devils boss revealed plans to end a 15-year stay at Old Trafford after overseeing a win over Arsenal in his final game in charge.
Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick will leave the club now that his spell in charge is over.
The 40-year-old, who oversaw three games in the dugout following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s exit, announced his decision to the press after United defeated Arsenal 3-2 on Thursday.
Ralf Rangnick will now assume control of the first team as the club’s interim manager until the end of the season.
What did Carrick say?
“It’s not been an easy decision to make to be honest, but I think it’s the right one,” he told Amazon Prime.
“I’m content with my decision, I feel quite happy. I was meant to take some time off after I finished playing and I promised the family that we’d have some time together, and it’s never happened.”
Carrick continued: “100% my decision. Over the last week really [made the decision], it was creeping in. I respected the club and I respected the new manager coming in, I wanted to make the decision before I had any contact with him or spoke to him. There was no crossover whatsoever.”
“I told them [players] about 5 minutes ago. They’re surprised, a little bit emotional in the changing room to be honest. But I kind of expected that, and I held it together just about. It’s not been easy to keep it away from people over the last few days, but I had a job to do and I was desperate to win the game for the club, for the fans, and for the players. I’m not the important one.”
The former midfielder leaves Old Trafford after 15 years, 12 as a footballer and three as a coach. He made 464 appearances during his United playing days and won 17 trophies, including five Premier League titles and the Champions League.
After retiring in 2018, Carrick became a coach under former Red Devils managers Jose Mourinho and Solskjaer.
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