Manchester United begin life without Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Tuesday and caretaker manager Michael Carrick has a number of selection dilemmas for his first starting XI
Michael Carrick will take charge of his first match as caretaker manager of Manchester United Today (Tuesday November 23, 2021).
The Red Devils face Villarreal in the Champions League with the chance to seal their place in this season’s knockout stages.
Three points would guarantee United’s spot but a draw would be enough if Atalanta and Young Boys also share the points in the other Group F match.
Carrick, placed in temporary charge after the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday, will be hoping to get a tune out of a host of Red Devils stars who have lost their way in recent weeks, with many faltering in a fatal 4-1 defeat to strugglers Watford.
The former United midfielder’s first task in Spain is selecting a starting XI, having won the Europe’s first-rate competition himself under Sir Alex Ferguson in 2008.
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United are without Paul Pogba, Raphael Varane and Mason Greenwood, while Luke Shaw has been left at home to nurse his concussion.
Carrick will likely stick with former team-mate David de Gea in goal, with the Spaniard in better form that most of his fellow players this term.
