Coach DNA
Playing style
possession-based
Style consistency
More consistent than 56% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Manchester United
Nov 2021 – Oct 2026 · 27 matches
2.00 points per game in Premier League (23 matches).
Manchester United with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.65 (272 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +64 above the league average under him, +113 under the others.
Most used
- Bruno Fernandes2,325' · Elo 2,408
- S. Lammens2,118' · Elo 2,417
- H. Maguire1,998' · Elo 2,306
- B. Mbeumo1,888' · Elo 2,417
- K. Mainoo1,817' · Elo 2,427
- Diogo Dalot1,766' · Elo 2,409
- L. Shaw1,601' · Elo 2,398
- Matheus Cunha1,487' · Elo 2,381
- Lisandro Martínez1,438' · Elo 2,390
- A. Diallo1,135' · Elo 2,396
Middlesbrough
Oct 2022 – May 2025 · 136 matches
1.55 points per game in Championship (124 matches).
Middlesbrough with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.47 (198 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +104 above the league average under him, +38 under the others.
Most used
- H. Hackney8,863' · Elo 2,096
- J. Howson7,264' · Elo 1,798
- D. Fry5,931' · Elo 1,945
- R. van den Berg5,400' · Elo 1,984
- I. Jones5,223' · Elo 1,925
- F. Azaz4,950' · Elo 2,266
- D. Barlaser4,940' · Elo 1,843
- R. McGree4,723' · Elo 2,048
- S. Dieng4,679' · Elo 1,982
- E. Latte Lath4,222' · Elo 1,844
Players under Michael Carrick
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- H. Hackney+637
in 103 matches · Middlesbrough
- R. van den Berg+441
in 66 matches · Middlesbrough
- S. Greenwood+398
in 38 matches · Middlesbrough
- A. Gilbert+361
in 25 matches · Middlesbrough
- E. Latte Lath+361
in 66 matches · Middlesbrough
Fell most
- A. Morris−120
in 37 matches · Middlesbrough
- Y. Tielemans−84
in 10 matches · Manchester United
- M. Travers−63
in 17 matches · Middlesbrough
in 7 matches · Manchester United
- M. Rashford−51
in 11 matches · Manchester United
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−82M. Grimes2136
in 5 matches · Coventry
−79Gabriel Sara2271
in 4 matches · Norwich
−57B. Gibson1576
in 4 matches · Stoke City
−47A. Mowatt1824
in 4 matches · West Brom
−46S. McLoughlin1944
in 4 matches · Hull City
Nemeses
+132V. Johansson2098
in 6 matches · Stoke City
+125B. Sheaf1940
in 5 matches · Coventry
+115D. Gyabi1878
in 3 matches · Plymouth
+114L. Koumas2027
in 3 matches · Stoke City
+112M. O’Leary2066
in 6 matches · Bristol City
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −41
David Wagner1935
in 3 matches · Norwich
- −34
Martí Cifuentes1949
in 3 matches · QPR
- −30
Erol Bulut1714
in 3 matches · Cardiff
- −27
Unai Emery2491
in 3 matches · Aston Villa
- −25
T. Mowbray1889
in 4 matches · West Brom
Nemesis coaches
- +100
Liam Manning1841
in 4 matches · Bristol City
- +63
M. Robins1999
in 7 matches · Stoke City
- +48
A. Neil2093
in 3 matches · Millwall
- +47
T. Cleverley1853
in 3 matches · Watford
- +33
in 3 matches · Stoke City
Playing style
How Michael Carrick's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 2 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.23style consistency across 2 clubs
More consistent than 56% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
Middlesbrough135 matches
Manchester United27 matches