How meticulous Carrick has defied his Man Utd critics

Questions were raised over the quality of the backroom staff employed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but they have successfully proved their worth
Barely anyone has avoided criticism at Manchester United since they last lifted the Premier League trophy in 2013; the players, the board, the owners, managers, backroom staff - the list is endless.
And as United struggled at the end of Jose Mourinho’s reign - and after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was given the job on a permanent basis - questions were raised over the quality of the club’s coaching staff.
The departure of Mourinho’s right-hand man Rui Faria led to the promotion of Kieran McKenna and Michael Carrick on the first-team bench and Solskjaer stuck with the duo, in addition to bringing Sir Alex Ferguson assistant Mike Phelan back.