An unmanageable club? Carrick the latest to suffer in Manchester United’s faded grandeur
Only Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson have truly succeeded in the Old Trafford hot seat with each casting uneasy shadows Should any football club fit the Great Man theory of history it is Manchester United.
Key points
- Carrick, an insider, a club man, is falling victim to the same isolation as his predecessors in failure.
- Busby and Ferguson built the club around themselves, possessing the charisma to convince others that theirs was the path to follow.
Otherwise, United has been a managerial dustbin, Michael Carrick the latest likely lobbed on the pile.
Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martínez going off-piste in TV interviews to depth charge Carrick were actually following club tradition.
Additional details
- A pair of 20th-century Scotsmen, born 15 miles apart in Bellshill and Govan respectively, found the key.
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