Michael Carrick arrived at Manchester United's Carrington training ground this morning as pressure mounts on his position as manager. The former midfielder's job is reportedly under serious threat after the Red Devils managed just one win in 10 games.
The 45-year-old was pictured arriving at the training ground and is expected to lead this morning's session. Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and executives Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox are believed to have held crisis talks over Carrick's future at the club. Wilcox is also thought to be at the training ground this morning.
Carrick's family background
Outside of football, Carrick has been married to his childhood sweetheart, Lisa Roughead, since 2007 after the couple met at school in Tyneside when they were just 15. Lisa, who shares two children, Louise and Jacey, with Carrick, graduated from Newcastle University with a degree in Business Administration. She is also a certified Pilates instructor and personal trainer and has her own Pilates studio and business.
Lisa is also actively involved with the Michael Carrick Foundation, where she works as vice chair and helps manage the charity's activities. The foundation works to help disadvantaged young people.
Roy Keane's criticism
Despite her achievements, Lisa has been involved in a very public feud with former Manchester United defender Roy Keane. Back in 2014, Keane criticised Carrick's performance during a match against Olympiakos. Keane criticised the display from the Red Devils and took aim after a post-match interview from the 45-year-old, which he described as "like the performance, flat".
Carrick's wife issued a furious response to Keane's remarks on social media, saying: "Roy Keane what an a****, says anything to get a reaction. That's all done." Following her outburst, Lisa then deleted the post and claimed her emotions had got the better of her.
Keane's latest swipe
However, it seems Keane held the grudge for 12 years and made a scathing comment about Carrick's wife when discussing his arrival as Manchester United boss. Taking on The Overlap, the former Northern Ireland player said: "Isn't it strange, the noises the last few weeks, people saying there needs to be a Man Utd connection? I'm not sure about all that stuff, I'm not sure it necessarily works! When a manager goes in, do you have to go in and have big speeches with the players?"
"You go in, say hello, morning. At Sunderland I didn't speak to the players for about two days when I went in. Just watched training. Keep them all guessing. You don't have to do a big speech, that's all very predictable. I thought I'd give them a couple of days just to chill out. His wife can always come in [if Carrick doesn't do well], cause she's got a bit of a big mouth sometimes. She's probably doing the team talk."
