Michael Carrick Makes Wayne Rooney Decision As Man Utd Backroom Is Revealed

Michael Carrick has made a decision on his coaching staff following Wayne Rooney's admission of being interested in joining.

Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were both in the running to return to United in a caretaker capacity until the end of the season after the sacking of Ruben Amorim.

Amorim was dismissed after a 14 months following a reported fall-out with the club's hierarchy, his final game being a 1-1 draw with Leeds United.

Darren Fletcher stepped up as interim manager for games against Burnley and Brighton, drawing his first fixture and suffering a 2-1 defeat in the FA Cup third round at Old Trafford on Sunday.

But United were pursuing two former players and coaches for the caretaker position and ultimately opted for Carrick, who has been out of work since being sacked by Middlesbrough last summer.

Carrick has agreed to manage United on a caretaker basis. Image: Getty

Carrick has agreed to become United's new boss and on his BBC podcast, record goalscorer Rooney was asked whether he would be interested in helping him out.

"Of course I would," the former Plymouth Argyle and Birmingham City boss replied.

"It's a no-brainer. I'm not begging a job here by the way. Just so everyone knows, if I was asked to go in of course I would. Appointing the manager is the most important thing.

"Whether Michael goes in or if that's Fletch [Darren Fletcher] or John O'Shea or myself, it needs people who know the football club."

Man United's brand new coaching staff

However, a report from the BBC has provided information into who will assist Carrick - with Rooney not set to be involved in any way.

According to journalist Sami Mokbel, Carrick agreed to take the position on Monday night and an official announcement is poised to come on Tuesday once final formalities are completed.

But the backroom staff has been decided, with former England No.2 Steve Holland coming in as his assistant manager.

Former Leeds, Real Madrid, Newcastle and Spurs defender Jonathan Woodgate will also be part of the backroom as he was at Middlesbrough, where the 45-year-old had two spells as a player as well as stints as both a manager and first-team coach.

Carrick will reunite with Woodgate at United. Image: Getty

There will be a continued presence from a former United star as Jonny Evans moves into a coaching role following in the club's youth development setup after retirement, while Travis Bannion is staying on after helping Fletcher following a number of roles within the club.

Holland was Gareth Southgate's right-hand man with England and has a long-standing association with Chelsea under a plethora of managers.

His last role in football was an extremely short stint managing Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos.