Michael Carrick refuses to rule out Premier League title charge

Michael Carrick is refusing to rule out a late Premier League title charge after making it six wins from seven games in charge of Manchester United.

Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday to bolster their chances of qualifying for the Champions League ahead of next season.

Ahead of a midweek trip to Newcastle United in the Premier League, the Red Devils are sitting third in the standings.

Carrick’s undeniable impact has not only made him a frontrunner to become Ruben Amorim’s permanent successor at Old Trafford, but it has also led to United competing in the top half of the table. That marks a significant improvement after finishing 15th last term.

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Michael Carrick responds to Premier League title race question

The objective for United is to secure a place in the Champions League, with the usual method for doing so requiring a top-four finish in the Premier League.

Most United fans would argue that is the best Carrick can hope for from the team he inherited in February, but the head coach was asked whether he has completely ruled out catching Arsenal at the top of the table.

Carrick maintained that nothing can be ruled out in football.

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Moreover, as head coach, he is focused on taking each game at a time and coming away with three points.

“You threw that one in now, as well,” Carrick told reporters at his press conference on Wednesday, in response to a question about hijacking Arsenal’s title bid.

“Listen, you can’t rule anything out in football, right. You’ve got to be realistic to know where it’s at. We’ve just got to try winning games and see where we are.

“Above us, are two fantastic teams and there are some really good teams in and around us. We’ve had a good run but we’re certainly not getting carried away.

“We’ve got to be patient, living in the moment a little and take the confidence and, wherever that takes us, we’ve got to see, but we’ll keep pushing anyway.”

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Michael Carrick taking inspiration from Sir Alex Ferguson

Carrick won everything as a player under Sir Alex Ferguson.

That includes five Premier League titles, which he will hope helps him rub off a winning mentality on the current team for the remainder of the season.

Carrick was asked if he takes inspiration from Ferguson’s reluctance to give up in title races.

He said: “It’s definitely a glass half-full more what you can achieve than the negative side. That’s what half-time was today [Sunday], those moments, how it’s going to go both ways but you’ve got to take the positive one.

“Of course, being realistic, we have to win a lot of football matches for that to happen. We’ll do what we’ve been doing and go one at a time. We’ve got one now and then a bit of a break before Villa and we’ll give everything we’ve got on Wednesday night.”

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