Carrick's Manchester United coaching earnings revealed! It was exposed that Amorelin initially wanted to resign, but his agent advised not to let Sir Jim off cheaply.

Before dawn in Manchester, 44-year-old Michael Carrick drove with his 45-year-old assistant Jonathan Woodgate to the Carrington training ground, ready for his first training session as Manchester United's coach. Their first opponent was daunting — second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League.

Driving a Land Rover Range Rover, Carrick wore a stern expression, fully aware that the road ahead would be tough. This could be the stage to define his career or, more likely, to end his coaching journey. Moreover, Carrick only had three training sessions to instill his style into the players.

Carrick was among the earliest to arrive at Carrington on Wednesday, followed by Sporting Director Jason Wilcox and veterans Harry Maguire and Casemiro, who usually arrive before 8 a.m. Carrick has 17 matches to prove he is capable of being the head coach. After being eliminated by Brighton in the FA Cup on Sunday, Manchester United had only 40 matches this season for the first time in 111 years.

In photos of Carrick appearing at the £50 million Carrington headquarters, trophies from the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, and FA Cup stood behind him — trophies he won as a player but has had no chance to claim as a coach. Manchester United explained the trophies were displayed to inspire players and remind them what they are fighting for.

There used to be a joke in English football that Manchester United had MUTV, Chelsea had Chelsea TV, but Liverpool only had The History Channel. Now, the team mocked for living in the past has become Manchester United.

British media revealed that the Manchester United head coach’s weekly salary will range between £50,000 and £60,000, with the exact amount fluctuating based on match results. The season officially ends on May 24, meaning Carrick’s tenure spans exactly 20 weeks, earning him a total of £1 million.

Additionally, if Carrick meets the club’s performance targets by guiding Manchester United into the Premier League’s top five and qualifying for next season’s Champions League, he will receive a £1.5 million bonus. Including his coaching staff, Manchester United could offer a total reward of £2.5 million.

Former Manchester United head coach Rúben Amorim, who has already been dismissed, earned more than Carrick and his coaching team. The British tabloid The Sun reported that three days before his dismissal, Amorim intended to resign in anger, refusing any compensation as he had previously stated.

Sources from Manchester United confirmed that before the away match against Leeds United at Elland Road, Amorim had a heated argument with Wilcox. After the match, he despairingly told friends he planned to resign. However, after consulting with his agent Raul Costa, he changed his mind.

Costa advised Amorim that the club should either support him or dismiss him, warning not to let Sir Jim Ratcliffe off cheaply. If the head coach resigned voluntarily, he would receive no severance pay, saving Sir Jim approximately £12 million, of which about £10 million was Amorim’s severance package.

Amorim and his agent did not wait long. After a draw against Leeds United, he publicly criticized the club again and was summoned the next day to a meeting with Wilcox and CEO Omar Berrada, where he was immediately dismissed. Manchester United must continue paying his salary for the next 18 months, pushing the club’s total compensation to 10 managers since the post-Ferguson era to over £100 million.

Amorim returned to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, smiling broadly, with no plans to coach again this season. The heavy burden now falls on Carrick, and while the sky over Manchester will eventually brighten, Old Trafford’s future remains uncertain.