Chris Armas makes admission about Michael Carrick and Ralf Rangnick at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukChris Armas has admitted Manchester United could have left Michael Carrick in charge instead of appointing Ralf Rangnick. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November and Carrick briefly took over as interim manager at Old Trafford.
Carrick managed United for three matches against Villarreal, Chelsea and Arsenal before Rangnick was appointed until the end of the season.
United were unbeaten under Carrick and he departed the club shortly after Rangnick's appointment was confirmed. The Reds' form didn't improve with Rangnick in charge and that left some wondering why Carrick hadn't been given the role. ALSO READ: Ronaldo hits back at reports over meeting with Man United Armas was asked about Rangnick on The Crack Podcast and he questioned United's decision to only appoint the German with a short-term view, while he also admitted that it might have been best to leave Carrick in interim charge of the club if they were always going to hire a new manager at the end of the season anyway. "Why would they bring Ralf?
Ralf is a really credible guy in the football world," Armas said. "There's a lot of noise, he's a guy that can stabilise things and he did in many ways.
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