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Rob DawsonReporter
Michael Carrick has said that he has yet to speak to Manchester United Interim manager Ralf Rangnick and suggested the German will not be able to influence selection or tactics for the Premier League clash with Arsenal because of the ongoing work permit issue.
Rangnick has now arrived in Manchester after an announcement on Monday that he will lead the team until the end of the season after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked.
But while the club trying to get a work visa As for the 63-year-old, Carrick will continue as caretaker for Arsenal’s trip to Old Trafford on Thursday.
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When asked if he had spoken to Rangnick during a press conference on Wednesday, Carrick said: “No. Because of the process and the work permit, we couldn’t do it.
“The work permit process is ongoing as we speak and I’m in this position as I have been Villarreal and Chelsea, getting the boys ready for tomorrow night’s game.
“It’s pretty much the same as it was in the beginning. We’ve moved on. It’s been doing well the past two games and hopefully tomorrow will be.” [Thursday]. “
Sources have told ESPN that United hope Rangnick will be able to be in the stands at Old Trafford on Thursday while Carrick leads the team from the touchline.
United have insisted Rangnick had no input ahead of Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea as Carrick opted to leave Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench – a decision that Carrick said was “blown away”.
“I think decisions of that kind are more hyped than when you’re in the team and the club,” he said.
“Decisions are made for different reasons. I don’t consider it a big decision. We all played very well, the game went well to some extent and it wasn’t. a TV series.”
