This is following the sack of Jose Mourinho on Tuesday.
The club slumped to a 3-1 defeat at arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday and left them a whopping 19 points adrift of the Premier League table toppers.
Reports emerging from Old Trafford said that the club has appointed Carrick as caretaker boss until a permanent replacement is made.
The 37-year-old former England international resigned from playing football last summer, and despite being just a matter of months into his new role at United, has made himself popular with the club’s players, who enjoy a good rapport with their former teammate.
A former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane and Mauricio Pochettino are leading candidates to take the position permanently.
United would to pay Mourinho, who was sacked on Tuesday after a 3-1 loss to Liverpool, a staggering £24million in compensation.
A source at Old Trafford told Sky Sport, “Michael Carrick will be acting as interim manager of Manchester United until a new temporary manager is appointed – an external appointment is expected within 48 hours. Carrick and Kieran McKenna will continue to take training in the meantime. “
