"They handled it very poorly": Carragher criticizes Man United for recent decisions

The last six weeks have been tumultuous for Manchester United, with the club parting ways with both their head coach and sporting director. Jamie Carragher has questioned the wisdom of these decisions and the direction the club’s leadership has taken.

Details: Carragher expressed concern over the decisions to retain, then dismiss Erik ten Hag, alongside the departure of Dan Ashworth. While he acknowledged the potential for these moves to bear fruit in the future, the current optics are far from positive.

Quote: "Who knows, maybe in the future we’ll look back and think [letting go of Ashworth] was the right decision, but from the outside, it doesn’t look good. With INEOS coming in, I’m not sure things could’ve started much worse. They won the FA Cup but kept a manager they didn’t want and spent £200 million in the transfer market.

If you’re a Manchester United fan, the initial joy of having someone other than the Glazers in charge—almost anyone but the Glazers—has faded. I don’t think this has been a great start. Ratcliffe and the INEOS team have handled it very poorly, and things need to change quickly," Carragher said.