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Michael Carrick lands new job three months after Middlesbrough sacking

Michael Carrick is back in football following his axing from Middlesbrough, but he won’t be in a dugout just yet. The former Manchester United midfielder has been out of work since he was sacked by the Championship club in June. Carrick is set to return to one of his former clubs, but not in a coaching capacityGetty Although he has aspirations of continuing his managerial career, his new gig is unrelated. What is Michael Carrick’s new job? Instead, Carrick will be a pundit on Amazon Prime for Tottenham’s Champions League clash against Villarreal. The north London outfit host their Spanish rivals on Tuesday at 8pm as they look to get their European campaign off to a dream start. It marks Tottenham’s return to the Champions League after two seasons away and their first campaign under the new format of the tournament. Tuesday’s clash also marks the beginning of Tottenham boss Thomas Frank’s first foray into a European competition, having previously only managed Brentford and Brondby. The Dane has enjoyed a bright start in charge of Tottenham, picking up three wins from four league fixtures, the latest being a comfortable 3-0 win over West Ham United last Saturday. Why was Michael Carrick sacked by Middlesbrough? As for Carrick, he’ll no doubt be a keen observer of Tuesday’s match as he plots an eventual return to management. Carrick’s time on Teesside came to an end after he failed to steer Boro into the top six for a second consecutive season. Despite the club sitting in the play-off positions with as few as six games to go last term, a run of one win, one draw and four defeats meant Middlesbrough tumbled down the ladder to end in 10th and four points off the top six. It brought an end to the 44-year-old’s two-and-a-half-year stint at the Riverside Stadium having been appointed in October 2022. Over the course of Carrick’s tenure, Middlesbrough endured lower finishes with each passing yearGetty Carrick enjoyed tremendous success following his arrival as he steered Middlesbrough to a play-offs berth with a fourth-place finish. However, Boro were knocked out at the first hurdle as they lost in the semi-finals to Coventry City by one goal on aggregate. It initially appeared Middlesbrough suffered a play-off exit hangover as Carrick’s side lost five of their first seven matches to start the 2023/24 campaign. But Carrick got his side out of their rut as the club went on to enjoy a six-game win streak. Despite a late season charge in which they tasted defeat just once in their final 12 games, it was ultimately too little too late as Middlesbrough ended in eighth and four points off the play-offs. Another season outside the top six was deemed unacceptable as Carrick was handed his marching orders. As Middlesbrough boss, Carrick picked up 1.57 points per gameGetty Carrick departed the Riverside Stadium with a record of 63 wins, 24 draws and 49 defeats from 136 games in charge. It was the second managerial role of Carrick’s coaching career, albeit his only other one was on a caretaker basis for the Red Devils. Carrick oversaw just three games between Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking and the appointment of Ralf Rangnick as interim boss, winning twice and drawing once.

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Michael Carrick lands new job three months after Middlesbrough sacking

Michael Carrick is back in football following his axing from Middlesbrough, but he won’t be in a dugout just yet.

The former Manchester United midfielder has been out of work since he was sacked by the Championship club in June.

Carrick is set to return to one of his former clubs, but not in a coaching capacity

Although he has aspirations of continuing his managerial career, his new gig is unrelated.

What is Michael Carrick’s new job?

Instead, Carrick will be a pundit on Amazon Prime for Tottenham’s Champions League clash against Villarreal.

The north London outfit host their Spanish rivals on Tuesday at 8pm as they look to get their European campaign off to a dream start.

It marks Tottenham’s return to the Champions League after two seasons away and their first campaign under the new format of the tournament.

Tuesday’s clash also marks the beginning of Tottenham boss Thomas Frank’s first foray into a European competition, having previously only managed Brentford and Brondby.

The Dane has enjoyed a bright start in charge of Tottenham, picking up three wins from four league fixtures, the latest being a comfortable 3-0 win over West Ham United last Saturday.

Why was Michael Carrick sacked by Middlesbrough?

As for Carrick, he’ll no doubt be a keen observer of Tuesday’s match as he plots an eventual return to management.

Carrick’s time on Teesside came to an end after he failed to steer Boro into the top six for a second consecutive season.

Despite the club sitting in the play-off positions with as few as six games to go last term, a run of one win, one draw and four defeats meant Middlesbrough tumbled down the ladder to end in 10th and four points off the top six.

It brought an end to the 44-year-old’s two-and-a-half-year stint at the Riverside Stadium having been appointed in October 2022.

Middlesbrough Manager Michael Carrick is shouting instructions from the sidelines during the Sky Bet Championship match between Middlesbrough and Swansea City at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, England, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images) — Over the course of Carrick’s tenure, Middlesbrough endured lower finishes with each passing year

Carrick enjoyed tremendous success following his arrival as he steered Middlesbrough to a play-offs berth with a fourth-place finish.

However, Boro were knocked out at the first hurdle as they lost in the semi-finals to Coventry City by one goal on aggregate.

It initially appeared Middlesbrough suffered a play-off exit hangover as Carrick’s side lost five of their first seven matches to start the 2023/24 campaign.

But Carrick got his side out of their rut as the club went on to enjoy a six-game win streak.

Despite a late season charge in which they tasted defeat just once in their final 12 games, it was ultimately too little too late as Middlesbrough ended in eighth and four points off the play-offs.

Another season outside the top six was deemed unacceptable as Carrick was handed his marching orders.

As Middlesbrough boss, Carrick picked up 1.57 points per game

Carrick departed the Riverside Stadium with a record of 63 wins, 24 draws and 49 defeats from 136 games in charge.

It was the second managerial role of Carrick’s coaching career, albeit his only other one was on a caretaker basis for the Red Devils.

Carrick oversaw just three games between Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking and the appointment of Ralf Rangnick as interim boss, winning twice and drawing once.