VILA-REAL,
Spain —
Manchester United's caretaker manager Michael Carrick said he was
not surprised Cristiano Ronaldo delivered again in their 2-0 win over
Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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Carrick
also said he spoke to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer before accepting his temporary role
in charge, after Solskjaer was sacked on Sunday.
Ronaldo's
chipped finish gave his team the lead in the 78th minute at the Ceramica before
Jadon Sancho added a second late on to secure United's place in the last 16.
"It's
what he does," said Carrick about Ronaldo. "In the big games, the big
moments, when you need a goal or that something, he's there to deliver.
"He
has that cold, calculated mentality to stay calm. He doesn't snatch at chances.
I'm delighted to have him and not surprised at all he managed to come up with a
goal for us."
Carrick
is expected to remain in position for Sunday's game at Premier League leaders
Chelsea.
"It's
not an important result for me personally. It's an important one for the
players and the club," said Carrick.
"It's
been an emotional few days. The first person I spoke to after Ed (Woodward)
offered me the job was Ole, to see what he thought about it. That was the right
thing to do.
"I
have a responsibility to be here managing the team and I take great pride in
doing that."
Manchester
United have said they plan to install an interim manager for the remainder of
this season before making a permanent appointment in the summer.
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