MICHAEL CARRICK has made a notable change to Manchester United’s weekly training schedule.
United players are now allocated a day off the day after matches, a break in post-match routine from the Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim eras.
Ten Hag and Amorim insisted on recovery days the day after games, with those who had not played at least 45 minutes put through a full training session.
Yet Carrick has decided to give United players a day the next day off following fixtures, with recovery sessions taking place the day the players report back at the club’s Carrington training complex.
Carrick has already imposed himself as head coach, shortening United’s training days but upping the intensity of sessions.
There has been a greater focus on individual work with specific players, with former defenders Jonathan Woodgate and Jonny Evans working with the centre backs on their technique.
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United also now arrive later for games at Old Trafford, whereas under Ten Hag they tended to arrive four hours before kick-off.
Ten Hag was the first United manager to treat recovery days seriously and Amorim stuck by the routine.
United almost always had Tuesday off this season amid their sparse midweek schedule but they trained on Tuesday this week.
Former United managers David Moyes and Louis van Gaal reserved the right to haul in players for training on days off if they had suffered a poor result.
However, Jose Mourinho always ensured his United players had fixed days off, regardless of the result in their previous game.
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