Manchester United legend Nicky Butt has fancied Michael Carrick to secure the permanent managerial role with the Red Devils this summer.

The 44-year-old accepted the interim head coach position with United in January, and he has since transformed the club’s Premier League fortunes.

United have picked up 19 points from their previous eight matches and are currently third in the standings, ahead of Aston Villa on goal difference.

In an interview with Paddy Power, Butt has now said that Carrick will probably get the permanent job as he has done ‘so well’ during his interim role.

He added that there are no ‘massive managers’ that could be recruited in the summer, which should boost Carrick’s prospects of securing the position.

He said: “The problem you’ve got with Michael doing so well is that he probably will get the job. The bigger question is: is he the right guy? No one will know until he takes over, because that club’s tried everything since Sir Alex.

“They’ve had the big names in Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho, they’ve had the foreign superstar up-and-coming coaches in Ruben Amorim and Erik ten Hag. They’ve had David...