Michael Carrick's Manchester United numbers are still better than Ruben Amorim's on pure win rate. Carrick stands at 48.5%, with 16 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses across 33 games. Amorim managed 63 games, with 25 wins, 15 draws and 23 losses, which leaves him on 39.7%. The comparison is still favourable to Carrick, but only on the historical split, not on United's present form.
Carrick's overall record
The cleanest part of the comparison is the raw win rate. Carrick's 48.5% is well clear of Amorim's 39.7%, even though Amorim has the larger total of 25 wins. Carrick reached that figure in 33 games, so the sample is smaller, but the margin is still real.
There is also a simple reason this debate has become more awkward. United have won just 2 of their 13 games so far this season. That run has dragged the club into a very different conversation from the one around Carrick's early record, because the present slide is so much worse than the overall comparison suggests.
United's current slide
The recent form is harsher than the managerial comparison. United's goal difference is -7 after losing by a combined eight goals in their three most recent defeats, and a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea extended their winless run across all competitions to nine games.
That does not erase Carrick's better record, but it does change how it reads. A 48.5% win rate still beats Amorim's 39.7%, yet the current collapse means the gap feels far less comfortable than it did when the numbers were first set side by side.
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