{"id":465,"date":"2026-04-07T16:19:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-%f0%9f%9a%a8its-not-about-winning-games-%f0%9f%91%80sir-jim-ratcliffe-has-reportedly-issued-two-shocking-demands-to-michael-carrick\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:19:50","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-%f0%9f%9a%a8its-not-about-winning-games-%f0%9f%91%80sir-jim-ratcliffe-has-reportedly-issued-two-shocking-demands-to-michael-carrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-%f0%9f%9a%a8its-not-about-winning-games-%f0%9f%91%80sir-jim-ratcliffe-has-reportedly-issued-two-shocking-demands-to-michael-carrick\/","title":{"rendered":"🚨 BREAKING 🚨

\u201cIt\u2019s NOT about winning games\u2026\u201d 👀
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly issued TWO shocking demands to Michael Carrick \u2014 and failure to meet them could cost him his job at Manchester United 😳

Despite impressive results and growing fan support, Carrick\u2019s future now hangs in the balance\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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*MAN UNITED UPDATE: Ratcliffe Sets Two Conditions for Carrick \u2014 Rooney & Owen Back Him for Permanent Job*

_Published: April 7, 2026 | By Destiny Omodion_

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly laid out two clear demands that interim manager Michael Carrick must meet to stay in the dugout next season \u2014 and according to sources, results alone won\u2019t be enough.

While Carrick has impressed since stepping in, winning seven of his last ten games and putting United back in the Champions League conversation, Ratcliffe is said to be looking at other factors beyond the scoreboard.

At the same time, Carrick\u2019s case for the permanent role is gaining serious support from Old Trafford legends.

*Rooney: \u201cHe should 100% get the job\u201d*

Speaking this week, Wayne Rooney threw his weight behind his former teammate:

> \u201cI\u2019ve said this from the start \u2014 I knew Carrick would do well. I know his character and his personality. The dressing room needed calm, someone who understands the club, and he\u2019s given the players that belief. You can see it \u2014 they\u2019re playing with more quality, more unity. Why would you change that? Based on win percentage after this many games, he\u2019s the best we\u2019ve had. For me, he has to get the job.\u201d

*Owen: \u201cSacking him now would be stupid\u201d*

Michael Owen echoed that view, calling it a no-brainer to keep Carrick:

> \u201cUnited have tried everything in the last 12 years. Now you\u2019ve finally got someone who\u2019s getting a tune out of this squad \u2014 players are performing, results are coming, the football looks progressive. If you sack Carrick now and bring someone else in and it goes wrong again, the owners will get hammered. What\u2019s the worst that happens? You give him two years. If it doesn\u2019t work after a few months, you part ways. But not giving him a shot now would be stupid.\u201d

*What\u2019s next?*

With Thomas Tuchel and Carlo Ancelotti no longer in the frame, and Paul Scholes previously naming his \u201cperfect\u201d candidate, the pressure is on INEOS to make a decision. Carrick has steadied the ship \u2014 but Ratcliffe\u2019s two undisclosed conditions will decide whether he stays beyond the summer.

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