Jamie Carragher raises 'immediate red flag' about potential next Man Utd manager

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The Red Devils have a decision to make at the end of the season. 10:37, Fri, May 1, 2026 Updated: 10:38, Fri, May 1, 2026 Jamie Carragher has urged Man Utd to appoint Michael Carrick (Image: Getty)Jamie Carragher has raised an immediate red flag about a potential Manchester United move for Julian Nagelsmann.

The Red Devils have been linked with the coach as a potential replacement for Ruben Amorim, who was sacked by the club earlier this year.Michael Carrick has taken interim charge since and has guided United to the brink of Champions League qualification. Writing in his Telegraph column, the ex-Liverpool ace claimed Nagelsmann wouldn’t be able to have a strong enough input on pre-season plans.He said: “Nagelsmann may have his eye on a return to club football after the World Cup, but you cannot expect the Germany manager to be secretly discussing transfers and pre-season plans while involved in such a huge tournament.“He probably wouldn’t be with United on the first day of pre-season training if Germany went far in the United States.

United would be sacrificing a chance to get a head start in pre-season under Carrick for a more disrupted preparation.”United’s first pre-season match is pencilled in for Saturday, July 18, which is one day before the World Cup final. As such, Carragher believes United’s best bet would be to stick with Carrick and hand him the job on a permanent basis.Jamie Carragher doesn't think Julian Nagelsmann would be suitable for Man Utd (Image: Getty)Justifying the pick, Carragher wrote: “Over the past four months, Carrick has bought himself and the United board a valuable commodity that is generally elusive in football: time.