{
  "id": 6754865,
  "title": "Michael Carrick underlines key change at Man United since returning to club",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/michael-carrick-underlines-key-change-at-man-united-since-returning",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T12:31:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/michael-carrick-underlines-key-change-123158051.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Michael Carrick has emphasized the significant shift in expectations for Manchester United since his return to the club, following his victory in the January derby. After guiding United back into the Champions League last season, Carrick has secured the manager's position and raised the bar for the team. \"I think going into the Champions League game and talking about the expectation there, I think it's a really good thing that it's shifted in a way, and all of a sudden there's different things asked of us now to maybe what was a few months ago, and we're in the Champions League,\" Carrick stated. While he believes a win against Manchester City would be a significant achievement, Carrick warns against assuming the same outcome as last year. \"I think there's no way we're assuming we won last year, we'll do the same things and everything will be the same,\" he added. Carrick is also keeping an eye on Luke Shaw's fitness ahead of the upcoming match, as Shaw missed Thursday's 4-0 victory over Sabah in the Champions League.",
  "summary": "United beat Sabah 4-0 in the Champions League to enter the derby with renewed confidence and Carrick believes there has been a shift in expectations since he took over",
  "key_points": [
    "Michael Carrick highlights increased expectations for Manchester United since his return.",
    "Carrick secured manager's position after leading United into Champions League last season.",
    "Carrick cautions against assuming last year's success repeating in current season."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}