All eyes will be on Michael Carrick this week after the former midfielder was named Manchester United's interim manager following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday.
United were forced to accelerate plans to replace the Norwegian after their latest humiliating defeat at the hands of Watford, with his former assistant Carrick chosen to steer the ship until a replacement can be found.
It marks the first step into senior management for the former United midfielder, but he has already gained plenty of experience since he joined the club's backroom staff as part of Jose Mourinho's team.
Carrick still plays a key role in most training sessions and speaking earlier in the year star midfielder Bruno Fernandes praised the coach for his technical ability as well as his personal guidance.
“I was watching in training and Carrick was playing because we had players missing and he didn’t miss a pass,” Fernandes told the UTD podcast.
“It’s unbelievable how fresh and sharp he is doing the exercises with us, and I was talking with Fred and I was going to say to him, ‘Hey, watch him playing and do the same!’ but I thought it was unfair and so I didn’t say it!”
“But it was amazing — if someone from outside came to watch training, nobody would say this guy isn’t playing in the team.
“He’s a player who has that quality of passes and also when we need to do some finishing or passing exercises, he’s always there helping us with the balls.
“I’m learning a lot from him and he’s one of the people I like to listen to, because he was a big player, he won a lot of trophies for the club and for me you have to learn from these players.”
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