Manchester United fans are conflicted, but Michael Carrick must be judged on his own merit

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick may be close friends, but they are very different individuals. They played together for one season and worked together when Solskjaer was managing United.Both spoke to United in January about returning as interim manager, both met director of football Jason Wilcox in person. Carrick got the job and Solskjaer — who long predicted that Carrick would one day manage United — wished him well. That’s football.Advertisement