Casemiro believes Manchester United have a ‘big problem’ with their decision over Michael Carrick’s future as manager.
United appointed Carrick on an interim basis in January following Ruben Amorim’s exit and the 44-year-old has guided the club back into the Champions League with three Premier League games remaining.
Carrick has lost just two of his 14 games accountable for United and that run of results has included impressive wins over Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.
United are considering their options with Andoni Iraola, who’s leaving Bournemouth at the top of the season, considered one in all the strongest alternative candidates.
But Casemiro believes Carrick deserves to remain on as United manager.
‘The club has an enormous problem in that aspect, right?’ Casemiro said in an interview with TNT Sports Brasil when asked about Carrick’s future.
‘Because we all know he got here in as an interim manager, he got here, he delivered, he had difficult games, he did thoroughly, he’s doing thoroughly, he’s a man who knows the club, he knows what Manchester United is all about, he has class, he has the attitude of Manchester United, he’s an incredible person, and he deserves it, he deserves to remain.
‘If I were to present my opinion, he’s a man who deserves it. Knowing him each day, you already say, ‘this guy deserves it’. He has class, he lives and breathes the club, he knows what the club is all about.
‘So, for me, this guy has to remain on the club for more years because he deserves it, he really deserves he job.’
Speaking at his press conference on Thursday, Carrick insisted that he’s ‘calm’ over his future at United and believes he has not taken a short-term approach along with his decisions during his time at Old Trafford.
‘We’ve got eyes on ending the season strongly as well,’ Carrick said.
‘So, I understand the query, I understand the timing of it, but from my viewpoint, right at this stage, it’s just putting the boys in a spot to complete the season strongly, after which, as I’ve said all along, and I’m calm about it, it’ll get sorted out when it’s going to get sorted out, a few of it’s out of my hands, so we’ll see what happens.
‘I feel I’ve said from the beginning, though, that I’ve never approached a day here by way of any short-term decisions. Whether that’s different from the outlook of others, I don’t know, but from mine and positively the staff, I feel we’ve definitely made decisions for the long run for the group and individually as players and the way we treat them and take a look at to assist develop them, the squad.
‘So, I don’t think, really, it will change the approach for the way I’ve tried to go about things. Again, I understand that it could be for other people looking towards me possibly or towards us, whether that’s players, whether that’s supporters, whether that’s you lot sitting here.
‘I don’t understand how that changes, but possibly we’ll get to see, I don’t know. But actually, from my viewpoint, I feel I’ve done it, gone about it, in a way that I feel is the correct approach to do it.’
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