Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has condemned the club’s handling of Michael Carrick, describing it as “disrespectful” amid reports linking Mauricio Pochettino with the head coach position.
Pochettino has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Carrick, with the club reportedly holding talks with the 54-year-old’s representatives, according to ESPN.
However, Schmeichel believes the challenges facing Manchester United are rooted in the club’s management rather than Carrick. He has called on the club to give the current boss an opportunity to strengthen his squad when the January transfer window opens.
“I absolutely do feel sympathy for him. I think the way this is playing out is very disrespectful to him,” Schmeichel told ‘The Overlap Daily.’
“If I’m honest, I don’t think he’s doing anything wrong. I know the team that he’s in charge of is where they are in the table, but I don’t put all of that on him.
“There are so many things that have been going on at Manchester United literally since Sir Alex [Ferguson] and David Gill left the club. And it’s never been corrected.
“It’s not been the correct people, not the right people in charge, and slowly it’s just gone worse.”