Job is his to lose after closing in on Champions League but unknown is how will the manager cope with a dip in form Job is his to lose after closing in on Champions League but unknown is how will the manager cope with a dip in form Michael Carrick is the calm Manchester United interim manager who moves ever closer to being appointed the seventh permanent leader of the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era. To coin the cliche: it is certifiably the 44-year-old’s to lose. Having guided United to third place