Manchester United legend furious with Carrick sacking: "A lack of respect"

Peter Schmeichel criticised Manchester United's handling of Carrick's sacking, calling it disrespectful and blaming structural issues at the club rather than the manager.

Michael Carrick has been sacked as Manchester United manager, with Mauricio Pochettino set to replace him. Peter Schmeichel, the club's legendary former goalkeeper and current pundit, has expressed strong disapproval of how the situation was handled.

Schmeichel told The Overlap Daily that he felt empathy for Carrick and described the club's conduct as "very disrespectful". He was particularly critical that Carrick was allowed to take training on Tuesday even after the board had already decided to remove him. "It's a lack of respect towards him," Schmeichel said.

The former keeper argued that Manchester United's problems run deeper than managerial changes. Since Sir Alex Ferguson and David Gill departed in 2013, structural issues have plagued the club. "The position of Manchester United in the Premier League is what it is (18th, in the relegation zone), but I don't think all the blame is on Carrick," Schmeichel explained.

"Since Alex Ferguson and David Gill left the club, many things have happened and the situation has never been resolved. There has been a lack of suitable people in management positions, and year after year, things have progressively worsened."