Turning his attention to Old Trafford, Carragher noted a positive change in Manchester United’s recruitment strategy, though he remains adamant that a title win is out of their reach. United have moved away from their previous “obsession” with marquee names, instead opting for what Carragher describes as clever, tactical signings.
“Manchester United won’t win the league,” Carragher stated bluntly. “The thing I’ve probably liked about United this summer is it has felt like for years that they’re obsessed with this big name. And I worry a little bit about my own club Liverpool with that, with what we did last summer. But what I would say about Man Utd, it doesn’t feel like they’re on this mission to go and get this big name.”
He added: “Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans… sort of what you might think are clever [signings], people not expecting that, something a bit different. It feels like United are going down that road which is probably healthy for them because it just felt like it was about spending name, getting the name and keeping the fans happy without any idea of how it was going to work.”