Michael Carrick has been awarded as the Premier League Manager of the Month for January after a blistering start to life as interim boss of Manchester United, Afrosport reports.
The former Red Devils player took over from Ruben Amorim last month until the end of the season and kicked off with wins against rivals Manchester City and Arsenal which moved them into the top four.
Carrick is the second United interim boss to win the award after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did in January 2019 while he is one of seven interim bosses to win it.
He won the award ahead of former Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche, Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola and Chelsea’s Liam Rosenior.
Beating the top two in your first two matches in charge 😲
Michael Carrick wins @BarclaysFooty Manager of the Month on his return to @ManUtd 👔 pic.twitter.com/XXGSDKF4B7
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 13, 2026
“It’s nice and it shows that we’ve had a very good start, you know, but let’s be honest, it’s not just about me really,” Carrick told the club website.
“I think it’s about everyone, you know: it’s about the staff, the coaching staff, the backroom staff, the players definitely.
“It shows that we’ve had a good start, which is very pleasing.”
Meanwhile, Brentford striker Igor Thiago won the Player of the Month for the second time this season after scoring five goals in January which extended his season tally to 17 goals, second only behind Manchester City talisman Erling Haaland.
It also moved Brentford up to seventh in the league standings.
Five goals in @BrentfordFC‘s surge up to seventh 🚀
After signing a new-long term contract earlier, Igor Thiago wins January’s @EASPORTSFC Player of the Month 🥇 pic.twitter.com/yyKAPCRojW
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 13, 2026
Harrison Reed’s injury time equaliser in the Fulham’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Craven Cottage won the Goal of the Month while Alphonse Areola’s save in West Ham United’s 3-0 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers won the Save of the Month.
