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Benjamin Sesko backs Michael Carrick to be given pemanent Manchester United job

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Published 3 months ago

Benjamin Sesko has backed Manchester United's interim ⁠head coach Michael Carrick to be appointed on a permanent basis after guiding ‌them to the brink of Champions League ‌qualification.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]United's[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brentford-xYe7DwID/manchester-utd-ppjDR086/?mid=tQzy4f9T"]2-1 home win[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] ‌on Monday left them third in ‌the Premier League standings, 11 points ‌clear of sixth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton & Hove Albion[/a] with four games remaining.[/p][p]With the top five ‌teams qualifying for next season's Champions ⁠League, United ‌need two more points to confirm their ​return to Europe's elite competition after a two-year absence.[/p][p][b]“He's ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carrick-michael/phM8NElP/"]Carrick[/a]) an ​amazing coach, I’ve said this many times,”[/b] striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sesko-benjamin/QDozP4IN/"]Sesko[/a] said after scoring his ⁠10th league ​goal of the season against Brentford.[/p][p]"He's brought different energy. Also the way we're doing in the training, it's unbelievable ‌and of course, I would like to have him here."[/p][embed guid="b5c3837c-dfd9-4be2-85ff-b9fb03804214" url="https://x.com/premierleague/status/2048851973328248886" social-type="twitter" /][p]Carrick, who took charge on an interim basis in January after Ruben Amorim was sacked, has received public backing from United players including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/traore-amad/I5Rhq1WL/"]Amad Diallo[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbeumo-bryan/8KDrOl80/"]Bryan Mbeumo[/a].[/p][p]Experienced Brazilian midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/casemiro/Ukeq3c0b/"]Casemiro[/a] has scored ‌nine Premier League goals this season, ​including the opener against Brentford.[/p][p][b]"He's (Casemiro) a ‌working machine,"[/b] said Sesko. [b]"What he's putting on the pitch is unbelievable. You need someone like this."[/b][/p][p]Manchester host arch-rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] in the Premier League ⁠on Sunday.[/p]

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