“Give him the f***ing keys” – Man Utd urged to hire “amazing” manager who struggled at rivals

Manchester United have been urged to hire Aston Villa manager Unai Emery as their replacement for the struggling Michael Carrick.

The Red Devils are experiencing an awful start to the season, with the team’s form going drastically downhill since they hired Carrick permanently, following his successful initial stint as interim manager last term.

Discussing the situation at Old Trafford, former Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi has advised them to go for Emery as their priority over other names being linked, such as Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann.

Mikel feels Emery has since shown how good he can be at this level, and that he believes Man Utd now need to give him the keys.

Manchester United urged to hire Unai Emery

Asked if Howe or Nagelsmann would be his number one choice for United, Obi Mikel said on his podcast: ‘Neither. I would go for Unai Emery. I don’t think he leaves [Aston Villa] but listen, if you give him the f***ing keys.

“If you give him an open chequebook and say: “Listen, Unai, we don’t want to go down this route anymore, we’re tired, the fans are sick and tired of what’s happening at the football club. We want to press the reset button and believe you are the man.”

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Emery has clearly proven himself at this level after initially struggling in his first experience in English football with Arsenal.

The Spanish tactician would surely now represent a major upgrade on Carrick, and in many ways he looks like the best candidate out there ahead of other rumoured options like Howe and Nagelsmann.

However, it’s also debatable if Emery would leave Villa for United right now as he’s at a club competing in the Champions League and moving in a positive direction, whereas the United job has proven a nightmare for everyone who’s taken it in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era.