After steering the club to UEFA Champions League qualification at the end of 2025/26, Michael Carrick penned a two-year contract to take permanent charge at Old Trafford, and United fans are confident he can continue that progress.
It's been a mixed start to preseason so far for Carrick, with defeat to Wrexham followed by a rampant 5-0 win over Rosenbrg, ahead of incoming games in Sweden, Ireland and Poland in the coming weeks.
Man United's 2026 summer preseason fixtures and results
* All KO times set as UK
July 18th - Man United 0-1 Wrexham
July 24th Rosenborg 0-5 Man United
August 1st v Atletico Madrid (Strawberry Arena, Sweden - 2pm)
August 8th v PSG (Nya Ullevi, Sweden - 4pm)
August 12th v Leeds United (Croke Park, Ireland - 7:30pm)
August 15th v AC Milan (Wroclaw Stadium, Poland - TBC)
Man United's first game of 2026/27 Premier League season
Carrick's first full season in charge kicks off Saturday August 22nd against Hull City (12:30pm).
Man United 2026 summer transfer update
Carrick has been busy during the summer transfer window with over £80M already spent to bring in midfield pair Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans.
Veteran Casemiro has moved on as a free agent with Rasmus Hojlund also completing a permanent move back to Italy after joining Napoli.