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🚨 Sir Alex Ferguson on Manchester United’s decision to consider SACKING Michael Carrick and appointing Mauricio Pochettino: 🎙️ Interviewer: “Sir Alex, Michael Carrick could be dismissed despite taking United into the top three last season. Pochettino is reportedly being considered. What’s your reaction? Sir Alex Ferguson: “Honestly, it disappoints me. I watched Michael take over this team when things were looking terrible. He brought belief back, changed the mentality, improved performances and took the club from a very difficult position to third place. He earned that permanent job. “Now, after ten league games, suddenly he’s the problem? United are sitting 18th, and everybody wants another manager. What exactly are we trying to build at this football club? Interviewer: “Do you believe Carrick is being made the scapegoat for the players’ performances? Sir Alex Ferguson: “Without a doubt, I think the players need to look at themselves first. You cannot keep asking managers to come in and rescue a group of players who aren’t delivering. “Look at Bruno Fernandes. He’s the captain, he’s supposed to set the standard, but his performances this season have been nowhere near what we expect from a Manchester United leader. Lisandro Martínez has also struggled to reach the level required. There are others who need to take responsibility as well. “I never built successful teams by protecting underperforming players. At United, nobody was bigger than the club. Not even the biggest names. Interviewer: “You won 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League trophies at Manchester United. When you look at this current squad, what do you see? Sir Alex Ferguson: “I see a club that has lost some of the standards that made it great. When I was manager, players understood what that badge represented. They knew what it meant to walk onto that pitch at Old Trafford. We had leaders, fighters and players who hated losing. “We had Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand. These were players who understood pressure. They didn’t disappear when things became difficult. “I’m not saying today’s players must be identical to those legends, but they must have the same hunger, discipline and responsibility. Talent without character will never build a great Manchester United team. Interviewer: “So would you support bringing Mauricio Pochettino in? Sir Alex Ferguson: “Pochettino is a good manager. I have respect for him. But what guarantee do we have that he will solve this problem? “If he arrives and the same players continue making the same mistakes, what happens next? Do we sack him too? Then bring another manager? And another? “That is not how you rebuild Manchester United. You build a team, you recruit properly, you demand standards and you hold everybody accountable” “Michael Carrick deserves respect for what he achieved last season. If the players have failed to maintain that standard, they must answer for it. You cannot keep sacrificing managers while the real problems remain inside the dressing room”