Football Daily | 'The club would like to thank …': Manchester United dust off the heartfelt exit message

A humorous look at Manchester United's repeated use of identical farewell statements when sacking managers, from Moyes through to Carrick.

Football Daily examines the formulaic nature of Manchester United's manager departures, tracing a pattern of nearly identical 'the club would like to thank' statements spanning from David Moyes's sacking in April 2014 through to Michael Carrick's departure in November 2026.

The piece highlights how the club's board has recycled the same polite, professional language across multiple managerial exits—Moyes, Louis van Gaal, José Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Erik ten Hag, and Ruben Amorim—suggesting a tone-deaf approach to what are often dramatic and disappointing circumstances.

The article uses satirical commentary from readers to critique the disconnect between the club's bland corporate messaging and the reality of repeated managerial failures, questioning whether the board has lost touch with the club's supporters.