Official: Manchester United United former coach Michael carrick gets new job , this man did well for Manchester United, wish him well in his new club .

 It was a short but very sweet tenure

for Michael Carrick at Manchester United

. Three games, two wins, including victories

over Arsenal and Villarreal, and a draw

away to Chelsea.

Not bad going at all.

It doesn’t take long for a buzz to be 

created in football, especially where a 

manager is concerned. It’s a common 

occurrence for an unknown caretaker 

to come in for a couple of games, pick 

up a few wins, and next thing you know 

he’s in the dugout at the Bernabeu.

Well, not quite, but just a few games is 

all you need to have your name high 

up on the list.

And Carrick is no different. His demeanor

and experience as a Man United coach

will no doubt wet the lips of several 

clubs looking for a new boss to take charge.

Here are just a few possibilities.

The football colloquialism the ‘managerial

roundabout’ needs to get in the bin at 

the first available opportunity - but 

sadly there’s no better way to describe 

the way in which Carrick could end up 

at the King Power Stadium.

Brendan Rodgers has been denying talks

of a possible move to rival clubs for 

the past couple of months, but given 

the Foxes’ recent run of form, he could 

be well eating his words, with his sacking

odds dropping significantly.

Should he leave - whether voluntarily 

or otherwise - might Leicester take a punt 

on someone like Carrick? It’s a high chance

for such an ambitious club, but stranger

things have happened.

Ah yes, the club which you feel Carrick 

would have most definitely played for had 

United not kept him going right until retirement

. But alas, no: Carrick has no association

with the Toffees.

The pull here comes twofold: firstly is 

the likelihood that Rafa Benitez will be 

sacked. Should 14th-place Everton lose 

at Arsenal, then that possibility of relegation

might make their more pessimistic 

fans sweat.

If he gets the sack, and Farhad Moshiri

feels though he’s run out of the getting

slightly-beyond-their-years-world-class 

manager option, then a more unorthodox

appointment could appear to be a 

more palatable prospect.

This is less than about the club and 

more about the manager they have in 

now. Sean Dyche has kept Burnley in 

the Premier League for five consecutive

seasons now, and each time he does 

so, it’s nothing short of a miracle.

Claret fans often stress how Dyche being

labelled merely as a presider of dinosaur

tactics is a lazy assumption to make. 

His team can play expansive football 

at times and undoubtedly the people

this side of Lancashire will have no qualms

with the man if they went down and 

he decided to remain in the Premier

League at a new club.

And if that should happen, a year with

Carrick at the helm in the Championship

? Could be wrong, but it doesn’t seem like

the worst decision in the world, does it? Southampton

While Southampton continue their 

everlasting breeze from lower to midtable,

fans might be fed up with the defending 

of a manager who seems incapable 

of building on what they have. Poor transfers

have meant the Saints have many 

unwanted on their wage bill, but games 

such as heavy defeats to Man United 

and Leicester must weigh heavy on the

side, even if they’re constantly reminded

of Ralph Hasenhüttl’s progressive tactical

blueprint.

Sure entertainment is great and all - 

but when results are so inconsistent 

and the table looks the same, it starts 

to become a bit dry.

We’re reaching a bit with Carrick, 

but it would be a welcome change for some. Nottingham Forest

Having got rid of Chris Houghton after

an appalling start to the season, Forest 

appointed Steve Cooper. And things have 

improved - the win against Preston North

End 3-0 was exhilarating - but now the

results have come by the way of dour draws.

Most fans will of course behind their 

manager, but perhaps some others will 

be thinking about their best possible 

entry back into the Premier League. It’s

been too long for one of England’s most

prestigious clubs - could Carrick be the

wildcard they need?