Man Utd told Michael Carrick has more 'common sense' than Ruben Amorim as Rene Meulensteen backs ex-Red Devils midfielder to come in as new manager

Amorim is under pressure at Manchester United as he struggles to turn the club's fortunes around after replacing Erik ten Hag in the hotseat at Old Trafford. The Portuguese boss has managed just one Premier League win so far in the new campaign and saw his side embarrassingly dumped out of the Carabao Cup by League Two side Grimsby. 

Former United assistant Meulensteen thinks Carrick could be a potential successor to Amorim. Speaking to football betting site BetVictor, Meulensteen said: “Michael Carrick might be the obvious option if Ruben Amorim is to go. Obviously Michael Carrick still knows quite a few players that were there when he was there. So he's still got some good inside information. He obviously knows the club. He knows what's expected from the club. Well, you always get that and there's always names being thrown around. Jose Mourinho's out of the job as well. So that will be thrown around and there's all other managers as well.  

"But the key is that you need to have a guy that obviously has got a clear idea but puts some kind of a structure in place that the players buy into and that you get a spark from the players. Because they're not bad players, there's plenty of good players there. I'm sure that if they would play in a system that suits them, they really play at the best. I think you could see a fantastic Manchester United. Maybe Michael could well be the guy. It's not magic. It's common sense more than anything, that's it and Carrick has got plenty of that.”

Carrick spent two-and-a-half years in charge of Middlesbrough before being sacked in June. However, he's not the only name reportedly in the frame to replace Amorim. United are also said to have compiled a five-man shortlist of Mauricio Pochettino, Gareth Southgate, Marco Silva, Oliver Glasner and Andoni Iraola. The Red Devils have also been urged to consider bringing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back for another spell in charge.

Amorim's side return to action on Saturday with a tricky fixture at home to Chelsea. There's already been speculation that Amorim's time is running out at United, and another poor result at Old Trafford will bring more pressure on the beleaguered boss.