Unbelievably, Michael Carrick has set a record as the fourth Manchester United manager to achieve this since the era of Sir Alex Ferguson ended.
On 27 May 2026, it is truly incredible that Michael Carrick has set a record as the fourth manager of the Premier League giants Manchester United to reach this milestone since the golden era of legendary Scottish manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who stepped down after the 2012-13 season.
That season was when the team won their 13th Premier League title, or the 20th league championship in the club’s history, marking their last league triumph. Nearly 13 years have passed since then, and the team has shown little sign of fully contending for the title again.
The record Carrick set is guiding the team to earn 71 points or more in a season, marking only the fourth time this has happened. The others are Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho, who earned 81 points in 2017-18; Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with 74 points in 2020-21; and Dutchman Erik ten Hag, who earned 75 points in 2022-23.