Mailbag: Should Man United keep Michael Carrick?
Football Ramble
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4.6 • 9.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Michael Carrick has passed his Man United theory test. But is he ready to be given his full licence? Marcus, Jim and Pete share their thoughts on today’s Mailbag.
Elsewhere, we’re asked: have we been unfair on Viktor Gyökeres? Should Newcastle replace Eddie Howe? And which footballer would we like to body swap with?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody. Welcome to the Football Ramble Mailbag. Michael Carrick, Victor Jokoresh and Toilet Roll of the Orders of the Day. It's Tuesday, 5th May that's the time for you to ask us questions. |
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| 1:00.2 | and you'll have the chance to ask us a question about England ahead of the World Cup this |
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| 1:09.3 | tomorrow. Wednesday. I love our live shows. You do, don't you? I love the little live shows I'm watching them. You often comment. You don't ask questions. No. You comment and it's sometimes rude but I usually read them out. I think that's fine, isn't it? Yeah. I mean, having a little comment. You want to slag us off? Like Pete, it helps us grow. Exactly. |
| 1:28.0 | I'm moulding you like a rotten bit of soap in a shower. |
| 1:31.1 | Just like that. |
| 1:32.1 | Just like that. |
| 1:33.5 | Right, on to the questions then. |
| 1:35.5 | Peter, you got the first one? |
| 1:36.6 | I do have the first one. |
| 1:37.8 | It comes from Job with the Double B. |
| 1:41.0 | 989 on Instagram. |
| 1:42.3 | Should Manchester United Keep Carrick? |
| 1:43.9 | Third, it's very impressive considering where it started. Hmm. What? the double b 99 on Instagram should Manchester United keep Carrick third is very |
| 1:44.9 | impressive considering where it started hmm Marcus yes well they weren't third when he took |
| 1:51.5 | over no they were lower than that yes emotionally and you're far lower than that emotionally |
| 1:58.4 | and they were not going to get European football |
| 2:00.8 | they let us remind ourselves that they were beaten by Grimsby Town in the cup |
| 2:06.7 | they were going nowhere and the upturned and form under Carrick has been very very |
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