Michael Carrick has been named the Premier League Manager of the Month for January 2026 after he led Manchester United to an unbeaten run.
The former Manchester United player won the award after an excellent start to his tenure as Manchester United’s interim manager, leading the team to unbeaten results and impressive victories in the league during January. The Red Devils went unbeaten in January under his leadership, which included key wins that helped boost their position in the Premier League table.
Carrick is one of only seven interim managers/head coaches to earn the accolade, and the second Man Utd boss to do so alongside Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who won it in January 2019 following a brilliant start to his interim spell.
Darren Moore (West Bromwich Albion, April 2018), Mike Jackson (Burnley, April 2022), Mike Phelan (Hull City, August 2016), Rafael Benitez (Chelsea, April 2013) and Phil Thompson (Liverpool, November 2001 and March 2002) have also won the award while not being the club’s permanent appointment.
Carrick is also the first English manager/head coach since April 2024 to win the award, when Sean Dyche was in charge at Everton.
He was chosen from a shortlist of four managers nominees that includes Sean Dyche ( Nottingham Forest), Andoni Iraola (AFC Bournemouth) and Liam Rosenior (Chelsea) after votes from fans were combined with those of a panel of experts.
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