Manchester United has turned to former player Michael Carrick to salvage its imploding season. Carrick was hired Tuesday as United’s head coach until the end of the season, more than a week after the departure of Ruben Amorim.

On days like this, when the empire strikes back, everything inside Old Trafford feels different. An air of defiance takes hold of Manchester United, players and supporters alike, and the effect — on the pitch, in the stands — can be overpowering.

Carrick's previous stint coincided with the latter years of David de Gea's United career – and the Spaniard was, therefore, in between the sticks to limit Arsenal to two goals on away soil. No longer at his shot-stopping best by this point,

BBC Sport looks at the principles, tactics and players Michael Carrick and his staff could use at Manchester United.

FOR a second season running, the Manchester United team was leaked before a derby — and they still won. Michael Carrick could have been forgiven for wondering what he had let himself in for after

Carrick started with a Champions League outing away at Villarreal, with the 13-time Premier League winners reeling from a chastening 4–1 defeat at Watford that cost Solskjær his job. The caretaker boss made four changes from the defeat at Vicarage Road, most notably bringing in Donny van de Beek for Bruno Fernandes.

Manchester United have appointed former player Michael Carrick as their caretaker head coach until the end of the season. Carrick will be assisted by former England number two Steve Holland, with Jonathan Woodgate, Jonny Evans and Travis Binnion also part of his staff.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is reportedly open to the idea of returning to Manchester United as the club searches for a caretaker or interim manager to take over from Ruben Amorim, just over four years after he was sacked by the Red Devils.