MANCHESTER, England (AP) 鈥� Michael Carrick has been handed a two-year contract by Manchester United after for the job of head coach with flying colors.
United confirmed on Friday that Carrick would become its seventh permanent manager since the retirement of club icon Alex Ferguson in 2013.
鈥淭hroughout the past five we鈥檝e shown what our club represents 鈥� resilience togetherness and a determination to succeed. Now it鈥檚 about moving forward again with ambition and purpose,鈥� Carrick said. 鈥淭his club and our supporters deserve to be challenging for the biggest honors and we鈥檙e never going to stop.鈥�
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