Now the real work begins for Michael Carrick! Man Utd boss’ six biggest priorities after landing permanent Old Trafford manager’s job

Indeed, it promises to be a seismic summer overall for United, who have a golden opportunity to reinstate themselves among the title challengers after soaring to third this season – albeit they still have significant gap to close to the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City. However, if they play their cards right in the transfer market, it is not beyond the realms of possibility.

Last summer’s window was a rare success story as United have seen decent returns on Premier League-proven stars like Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumowhile relative unknown Senne Lammens has impressed in goal after arriving from Belgium. After a slow start, big-money striker Benjamin Sesko also looks like he could explode having found his best form under Carrick, netting seven times since the start of February.

It remains to be seen how much involvement Carrick has with transfers, but the club will need to get the big decisions right again if they want to keep up the momentum, especially as they face a fight on four fronts.