Roy Keane accused of having agenda with scathing verdict on Manchester United interim Michael Carrick

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Michael Carrick can guide Manchester United to 10-0 wins for the remainder of the season and still Roy Keane wouldn’t want him in charge.That’s the view of ex-Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor, who believes the Irishman has an agenda against the interim Red Devils boss.Carrick has guided United into the Champions League places having impressed as interim bossGettyCarrick was placed in charge at Old Trafford for the rest of the campaign in January following the sacking of Ruben Amorim.It was the second time that United have turned to their former midfielder after the 44-year-old enjoyed a three-game unbeaten spell as caretaker in late 2021.And he has once again impressed this time around – guiding the club up into third spot having won seven of his nine matches in the dugout.While United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe is remaining coy on Carrick landing the job on a full-time basis, a large majority of fans are backing the board to keep him on.One of his biggest supporters is ex-teammate Wayne Rooney, who has insisted Carrick must have his temporary stay turned into a permanent deal following Sunday’s 2-1 win over Villa.Don’t take the MichThough fellow United icon Keane is against that idea, as the Sky Sports pundit insisted there are better options out there than Carrick.Keane declared that Carrick is still inexperienced at the top level of management, as he stated Paris Saint-Germain’s Luis Enrique and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone should be potential candidates.His opinion was a subject of discussion on the Sports Breakfast show on Monday morning.Commenting on Keane’s view, Agbonlahor mentioned that the midfielder may be ‘bitter’ that Jonny Evans and Jonathan Woodgate are part of Carrick’s backroom team.While he also highlighted Keane’s public spat with Carrick’s wife, which stems back to 2014, as another reason why he may not want him in charge.Keane believes there are better options out there for the Red Devils than CarrickShutterstock EditorialUnited beat Villa 3-1 on Sunday to go three points clear of Unai Emery’s menAFPHe said: “You need someone that’s neutral to speak about it.“Wayne Rooney’s his good friend, Roy Keane and him have fell out obviously because he brought up his his wife recently.“And he was so bitter and angry about himself about Johnny Evans getting a job and Woodgate.“So there’s no point listening to what Roy Keane’s got to say about that situation.“Because Michael Carrick could win every game 10-0 and he’d say, ‘Don’t give it Michael Carrick,’ so your pointless asking Keane.”Though Agbonlahor did stress that he would only hand the keys to Carrick full-time once the season is over – and only if he secures Champions League qualification.Carrick’s only loss this season came away at Newcastle earlier this monthHe remarked: “What if they give it to him now and then their results become poor?“And then they don’t finish top five, everyone’s saying, ‘Why not wait until the end of the season?’ “If he continues as he is, I would give it to him at the end of the season.“But I would give him a one or two-year deal, not a three, four or five-year deal, one or two years, he will take that.”It was a view shared by co-host Ally McCoist, who believes no domestic cup action and European football is benefiting Carrick.He stated: “Yeah I’m with you, I understand the clamour of giving the job right now, but why would you?1: Premier League Fixtures & Results“I think things are ticking along nicely, give him the opportunity to continue, I’ve mentioned the one game a week which helps, there’s no doubt about that.“I think they will finish in the Champions League places and I actually do think he will get the job, and I think he probably should get the job.“Not probably, I think he should get the job on the level of performance that his team’s producing, on the level of improvement.”United now turn their attention to facing Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Friday, where victory would briefly extend their lead over fourth-placed Villa to six points.