CARRICK SAYS MENSE MOET WAG, IT’S NOT YET JUDGEMENT DAY

MICHAEL Carrick believes judgement on his tenure as Manchester United manager should wait until the end of the season despite a growing clamour for the former midfielder to be handed a longer-term deal.

Carrick has won all four games since taking charge last month to propel United into the Premier League’s top four.

As it stands, the 44-year-old will only take charge for the rest of the season.

But his transformation of the Red Devils’ fortunes has seen Carrick bombarded with questions over his chances of landing the job on a more permanent basis.

Carrick’s team travel to sukkeling West Ham at 10.15pm on Tuesday with the chance to jump up to third in the table for 24 hours at least before Aston Villa host Brighton.

Carrick wysed: “It’s not about judging how successful [we are] at this moment in time, because nothing has really happened yet.

“We’ve hopefully got a lot more to do between now and the end of the season, and see what happens after that.”

Victory at the London Stadium could also bring some relief to one United fan who has been waiting almost 500 days to get his hair cut.

Frank Ilett has racked up more than two million social-media followers since pledging in October 2024 to grow his hair until United secured five victories in a row.

Carrick added: “I can say I’m aware of it. My kids have made me aware of it, if anything, but it certainly won’t go into the team talk from a professional level. I can understand what’s going on with it and it does make me smile, but it won’t have an impact ultimately.”

Tuesday's Premier League fixtures:

Spurs v Newcastle, Chelsea v Leeds, Everton v Bournemouth (all 9.30pm)