Recent performances suggest that plenty of pressure is now off both teams, but the permanent manager of Manchester United, Chris Wheeler, explains his responsibilities in rebuilding the midfield and ensuring a positive season finish.
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Manchester United host Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford in the Premier League , with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the ground. 10:46'Carrick has stabilised United'By Harry BamforthGary Neville, former Man United captain, on Sky Sports: The turnaround has been astounding.
Carrick has stabilised the club, on and off the pitch. On the pitch, with the players, they are more comfortable on the pitch. But off the pitch, the fans are a lot happier. That comes with results, but generally they know Michael, they trust him.
After a turbulent couple of years, it’s been the best period the club has been in. He deserves a lot of credit for that. 10:42New threadsBy Harry BamforthNot bad, eh? Adidas have been smashing football kits of late, and they have delivered once again with this Manchester United strip. The Red Devils will be sporting it for the first time this afternoon, and well, I think it's better than last year's.
Cost's a pretty penny, mind. 10:37Farewell, CasemiroBy Harry BamforthIt's going to be an emotional day for a certain Brazilian midfielder. After four seasons in Manchester, Casemiro will be playing his final game at Old Trafford today. I think it's fair to say he's had a topsy -turvy time at the club, don't you think?
His first season, Casemiro was class, but then, as recently as last season, a certain oundit was calling for him to retire; he was playing that badly. But he has had a resurgence this campaign, becoming one of the driving forces of United's renaissance under Michael Carrick. I think many a fan will be sad to see him go. 10:32Nottingham Forest Team News - Gibbs-White STARTSBy Harry BamforthOh, hello...
Morgan Gibbs-White, or as I like to now call him, the masked man, has recovered from his horrific facial injury. He starts at Old Trafford, as does Chris Wood and Omar Hutchinson who missed the draw with Newcastle. 10:31Man United Team News - Casemiro STARTSBy Harry Bamforth It's time for the final farewell at Old Trafford. Casemiro starts his final home game for Manchester United as one of three changes.
Diogo Dalot is also in, and Bryan Mbeumo returns to the attack. 10:27Anderson: 'Pereira has given us freedom'By Harry BamforthElliot Anderson, Nottingham Forest midfielder, on Sky Sports: It's been quite a journey to be honest, but we've finished the season really well. There are two more games to go, but we're really happy with how we are doing at the minute. We've stuck together as a team and really tried to make the most of the situation we've been in.
He just gives us a bit of a framework to build from and tells us to go and use our quality to show what we can do. There's a bit of freedom involved and we can only do so much before we go on the pitch. It's the togetherness he brings with the group. Everyone is fully on board with what he wants to do.
We'll take on any team to win and we're not afraid of anyone with the way he wants us to play. We're fully behind that and we've really enjoyed it. 10:23Pereira the saviourBy Harry BamforthVitor Pereira is some sort of miracle worker when it comes to relegation battles in this division. He worked his magic at Wolves last season, and he has done the same at Nottingham Forest this season. I mean, Forest are on fire at the moment.
Eight matches unbeaten in the Premier League, and last weekend they secured safety in the top flight. I've got to be honest, after their third head coach of the season, Sean Dyche was given the boot, I thought that Forest were toast, gonners. Sayonara. But here we are, two games from the end of the season, and Pereira has managed to force the flip-flops onto all of his players and get them onto the beach.
What a job he has done. 10:20'A proper dead rubber'By Harry BamforthChris Sutton, former Premier League striker, on BBC Sport: This is a proper dead rubber, with Nottingham Forest safe now, and Manchester United guaranteed a Champions League spot. That makes it harder to call but United boss Michael Carrick will still be desperate for a strong end of the season and retain the feel-good factor at Old Trafford.
Nottingham Forest won't want to let their season just peter out, either, but the pressure is off them now and, because of that, I am backing United here - this game is more important to them than it is to Forest.10:14Team news inbound... By Harry BamforthThe question is: who will Michael Carrick name in his first starting line-up as the permanent Manchester United boss? Well, we are about to find out.
Carrick and his players have arrived at Old Trafford, as have Nottingham Forest's squad. Team news is just moments away now. 10:12Four things Carrick must do to succeedBy Chris Wheeler At Old TraffordRebuilding in the centre of the pitch this summer will be critical to the club’s success next season. As a former United midfielder himself, Carrick will be acutely aware of that.
He will have to replace Casemiro, who has his Old Trafford farewell on Sunday and then says goodbye for good at Brighton the following weekend. That United have lost three and drawn one of the four Premier League games Casemiro did not start in this season says much about the 34-year-old’s importance. Manuel Ugarte has hardly featured under Carrick and the Uruguayan is also expected to leave this summer, two years after arriving from Paris Saint-Germain in a £50million deal.
At least Carrick has revived Kobbie Mainoo’s career at United to such an extent that the academy graduate is back to his best and has signed a new long-term contract, just four months after asking to go out on loan to Napoli. Carrick has the United job - here's four things he must do to succeedAs Michael Carrick edges ever closer to the Manchester United job, Daily Mail Sport looks at what the 44-year-old must do over the summer and at the start of next season to make a success of the job. 10:10Carrick set to remain at the wheelBy Harry BamforthManchester United fans will rock up to Old Trafford today with a pep in their step.
Why? Well, come on, ain't it obvious? Michael Carrick is set to stay on as their permanent head coach, that's why. Every single United fan I know has pretty much wanted Carrick to take the reins on a full-time basis ever since that first win over Manchester City back in January.
It's been one hell of a ride since the former United midfielder took the wheel at the start of the year. He has turned another horrific season under Ruben Amorim into a pretty damn successful one. Champions League football is secured, which, when Amorim was sacked, seemed like only a pipedream. And they could secure a third-place finish today with a win.
Simply put: Carrick gave the Ineos no choice. 10:07Big day aheadBy Harry BamforthSunday's Premier League fixtures: Key UpdatesTOP STORIES
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