"Let him sign the contract. Ole's at the wheel man, he's doing his thing, Man Utd are back."
Rio Ferdinand in 2019, there, running off pure dopamine provided by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's sensational stint as Manchester United's interim manager.
You'd be forgiven if you re-hashed his now-infamous outburst on Sunday evening after United beat the Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Michael Carrick's side went to the Emirates and won the match by putting three brilliant goals past Arsenal – who were unbeaten and had only conceded six times at home all season
That was, by the way, just nine days after demolishing Arsenal's closest challengers, Manchester City, in the derby at Old Trafford.
However, any judgement of Carrick's credentials for the permanent job should wait for another month or so.
Without trying to burst your bubble, Carrick now faces a new test entirely… one which Ruben Amorim failed at miserably.
The interim United boss is deservedly being heralded for his overall record. Two wins over Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, defeats of Pep Guardiola's City and Unai Emery's Villarreal, and a draw with Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea.
Yet, those are the situations in which multiple United teams of the last decade have tended to thrive in. When they have more than 50% possession… that's the real problem.
United's next three games are winnable on paper. Fulham and Spurs at home, followed by a trip to relegation-threatened West Ham United.
But can Carrick orchestrate his United team to break down a defence and use the ball well when they have most of it? That question has yet to be answered.
Amorim's United failed to beat seven of the Premier League's current bottom eight. That has been the Red Devils' kryptonite.
If Carrick is to guide this club back to the Champions League, he must mastermind a different outcome.
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