Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince has highlighted three possibilities surrounding Michael Carrick's Manchester United departure.
Carrick left Old Trafford following Ralf Rangnick's appointment on an interim basis after steering the Reds to an unbeaten spell of three games.
He led United to wins over Villarreal and Arsenal, as well as an invaluable point against the then-league leaders Chelsea.
However, following the appointment of Ralf Rangnick, the 40-year-old announced his resignation from the United coaching staff.
The 63-year-old German announced that he had made two coaching addition s prior to the draw with Young Boys but in his first press conference admitted he tried to keep the former midfielder among his staff.
But after his departure, former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince revealed he has a number of theories behind why Carrick departed his post.
He told Mirror Football : "I look at this three ways. I managed many a team. I always took Alex Rae with me who was my number two, a good friend of mine and a top coach.
"Every time I left a club I said to Alex, 'Listen, you stay, you take over the job and see if you like it'.
"But he has always said 'No, if you go I go' just out of pure loyalty.
"I am forever thankful for that. But when the news came up that Michael Carrick resigned, was it a situation where Solskjaer was the one that brought me in, who made me assistant and got me a new contract so it was always in his mind that he would go if Ole did? That's one option.
"Second option is you presume Solskjaer will want to get back on the horse eventually, whether that be in the Championship or another country. Is that the case Carrick can go join Ole again as his number two?"
He added: "The third option is that he might have got the taste for it. He did ever so well in those three games. Let's not get carried away, but they were three important games. Villarreal, which they needed to win, the Chelsea draw and beating Arsenal. Those are three tough games.
"For him to go in and do so well with such little experience, he might be thinking 'I can do this job, I've got a taste for it. I don't want to work under someone, I want to find my own feet out there and see if I can get a job as a manager'.
"You see the likes of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney, all these top players that have gone into management and done reasonably well.
"He might think 'this is my time'. Those are the three options. Rangnick said he spoke to him for an hour to try and persuade him to stay. Ultimately, he resigned. It wasn't like Solskajer was sacked and got a massive payout. Michael Carrick resigned so he isn't entitled to any payout.
"That just shows what a proper human being he is, he could have easily stayed and played along with it. He has something in his mind that he feels he wants to experience."
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