Manchester United are set to make a decision on their new interim manager on Monday, talkSPORT understands.Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have both held face-to-face talks with the Old Trafford hierarchy.Solskjaer appeared to be the frontrunner for the post but it appears Carrick will get the gig insteadGettySolskajer was originally viewed as the front-runner to make a sensational return to Old Trafford, as talkSPORT reported last week.However, following the interview process Carrick is now seen as a strong contender to be handed control until the end of the season.Current caretaker-boss Darren Fletcher’s chances of being kept on were not helped by Sunday’s FA Cup third round defeat at home to Brighton.United want to make a final decision in time to give the coaching team maximum preparation time for Saturday’s Manchester derby, a match you can listen to live on talkSPORT.It remains to be seen who will succeed Ruben Amorim on a permanent basis, the Portuguese leaving the club after just 14 months in charge.Amorim’s tumultuous reign came to an end the day after Man United’s 1-1 draw at Leeds United on January 4.The result was not what got him the sack but rather his extraordinary outburst against the club’s top brass as he hit out at a perceived lack of power.It later emerged that relations between Amorim and director of football Jason Wilcox broke down before the manager got the boot.Michael Carrick’s Man United recordHaving joined the Red Devils as a player in 2006 from Tottenham Hotspur, Carrick enjoyed a stunning 12-year spell as a player.He won ten major trophies with the team, including five Premier League titles and a Champions League. Fletcher is an outsider in the race for the interim role against Solskjaer and CarrickCarrick embarked on his coaching career shortly after retiring in 2018 having been handed a position on Jose Mourinho’s coaching staff at Man United.After Mourinho was sacked in December 2018, Carrick was briefly named interim boss before Solskjaer was appointed days later. Carrick retained his place on the coaching staff under Solskjaer with the Norwegian given the top job on a permanent basis before the end of the 2018/19 season. Solskjaer’s best moment as Man United boss saw him guide the team to a second-placed finish in the Premier League in the 2020/21 season. But he left the club in November 2021 due to a poor start to the 2021/22 season having failed to win a trophy during his spell there.Before Ralf Rangnick was appointed as manager until the end of the campaign, Carrick took charge of the team for three matches, winning two. Carrick has held one permanent manager’s role in his coaching careerGETTYCoach CarrickThe 44-year-old has held one permanent managerial role during his coaching career, taking charge of Championship club Middlesbrough in October 2022.Boro were a point above the relegation zone of the second tier when he was appointed but 16 wins from his first 23 matches in charge saw the North East club rocket up the table. They finished the 2022/23 season in the play-offs but were beaten by Coventry City in the semi-finals. The following season saw Middlesbrough just miss out on the play-offs as they came eighth. They finished tenth in the Championship last season and Carrick was subsequently relieved of his duties at the helm.Since his Middlesbrough sacking, Carrick has worked as a technical observer for UEFA but a massive challenge is set to await him at Old Trafford.Man United have endured another disappointing season, falling at the first hurdle in both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. No European football this season means they are set for mere 40 games in 2025/26, their lowest amount of fixtures in a season since 1915.