Carrick: Man Utd need more signings before deadline

Michael Carrick has said Manchester United "need" more signings before the transfer deadline, speaking ahead of his first full season in charge as head coach. In an interview with BBC Sport, reported also by ESPN, he made clear that the squad-building work remains unfinished and that the club must "keep pushing" during the closing stretch of the window.

ESPN carried Carrick's message under the line that he wants more players, while BBC Sport framed the conversation around the same central theme: why the club need reinforcements now. The timing is significant. With the deadline approaching, any late additions would arrive with the campaign already under way, forcing the coaching staff to integrate newcomers in motion rather than across a full pre-season.

Need to keep pushing

In the same BBC Sport interview, Carrick also addressed Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo, two names that habitually dominate the conversation around Old Trafford. He additionally described himself as being in a privileged position, an acknowledgement of the responsibility that comes with leading a club of this scale. Neither outlet detailed which specific positions United are prioritising before the window shuts.

What emerges is a head coach publicly aligning himself with the case for further investment rather than lowering expectations. The phrasing reported by ESPN, a call to keep pushing, reads as much like an internal message as a public one. Until United act in the market, the squad Carrick takes into his first full campaign is the squad he has just described as incomplete.