Michael Carrick arrives to start work as Man United interim boss - and brings in Ben White's nemesis Steve Holland and Jonathan Woodgate while re-hiring Jonny Evans - a month after he quit

Michael Carrick is set to be announced as the Man United interim manager today, with former England No 2 Steve Holland his assistant.

The 44-year-old former United midfielder, who pipped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to the role, was pictured pulling up in his Land Rover Defender and will begin planning with his backroom staff.

The final touches were this morning being put to paperwork which will see the former player return to Old Trafford along with Holland, who served for the Three Lions under Gareth Southgate.

Completing the backroom team will be Jonathan Woodgate, the former Leeds United defender who coached for Carrick while he was in charge at Middlesbrough, ex-United man Jonny Evans and highly regarded Under 21s boss Travis Binnion.

All of the group are currently at Carrington and will be in place to greet the players when they arrive for training tomorrow after a two-day break.

Carrick will replace Ruben Amorim, who was sacked after 14 months in charge following a 1-1 draw at Leeds and a series of outbursts seemingly aimed at club officials.

Darren Fletcher, who subsequently oversaw a 2-2 draw at Burnley and Sunday’s FA Cup exit at the hands of Brighton and Hove Albion, is expected to return to coaching the Under 18s.

Carrick’s first match will be Saturday’s derby with rivals City at Old Trafford.

Director of football Jason Wilcox, who clashed with Amorim before the Portuguese's sacking, was also pictured driving into Carrington on Tuesday morning.

Carrick's right-hand man, Holland, is a vastly experienced deputy at the top level and the 55-year-old was most notably Gareth Southgate's assistant during his time with the England national team.

Holland worked under Southgate when England finished fourth at the 2018 World Cup and were runners up at the Euros in 2021 and 2024. He had previously made his name at Chelsea.

While he was part of arguably the most successful England team over a prolonged period, his tenure also saw a point of alleged controversy with Ben White around the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

White left the camp midway through the tournament, citing personal reasons, and it is widely believed his departure was a result of a falling out with Holland.

The Gunners star has not played for England since, having refused to be considered for the Euro 2024 squad this summer, though Thomas Tuchel has revealed he will call the full back over a possible return.

Holland was sacked by Yokohama F Marinos in April after only four months in charge in Japan.

Woodgate, meanwhile, worked with Carrick during the new United interim boss's time in charge at Championship club Middlesbrough.

The 45-year-old former Leeds and Real Madrid centre-back was infamously involved in a vicious, drink-fuelled street attack on an Asian student as a 21-year-old when he played for the Whites in 2001.

Woodgate was given 100 hours of community service for affray - using or threatening serious violence. Team-mate Lee Bowyer was acquitted of two charges.

He was cleared of causing grievous bodily harm to Sarfraz Najeib, 21 at the time, who was punched, kicked and bitten after a nightclub argument in Leeds.

A former boxer and Woodgate's friend since primary school, Paul Clifford, whose bitemarks were found on the victim's cheek, was sentenced to six years in prison.

The legal fees ended up costing Woodgate and Bowyer £1million each. After the verdict was handed down at Hull Crown Court, the victim's father said: 'Every time he looks in the mirror those bite marks will remind him of the day he was nearly murdered. It has been a living hell for our family. Our lives have been shattered.'

Woodgate's playing career was blighted by injury and he retired in 2016 before moving into coaching.

Alongside Holland and Woodgate on Carrick's Man United staff is Evans.

He left his role as the club's head of loans and pathways in December but is already back in the fold in a coaching capacity.

The 38-year-old former centre-back retired from playing at the end of last season having returned to United in 2023.

His exit last month was said to be to spend more time with his family but the ex-Northern Ireland international has been persuaded to come back by Carrick.

Binnion, 39, completes the backroom team. He joined Man United in 2019 as Head of Player Development for the Under 14s-Under 16s, impressing in the role before landing the Under-18s head coach job and then Under-21s.

He helped Fletcher during his short caretaker spell over the last week and provides some continuity with the new set-up.

Carrick emerged victorious following a two-way battle with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He is known to have impressed during his interview with chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox.

Carrick won five Premier League titles while at Old Trafford as a player before retiring in 2018. He had a short spell as caretaker manager at United after Solskjaer’s departure and before the arrival of Ralf Rangnick.

At Middlesbrough he guided the team from the relegation zone to the play-offs in his first season. In the following campaign he took Boro to the semi-finals of the League Cup. He was sacked last summer following a 10th placed finish.

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