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After loose-lipped Amorim's press conference carnage, the new boss provided a snorefest that would have left besieged Berrada and Wilcox exchanging high fives

- BY TYRONE MARSHALL

AS Michael Carrick sat down for his first press conference, you could quite easily imagine the scene.

Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox gathered around one of the TVs at Carrington’s open-plan setup, watching the latest Manchester United head coach speak to the media.

It's been a moment of the week that the club’ hierarchy haven't exactly been looking forward to in recent times.

But if Ruben Amorim was the press conference equivalent of Bazball, capable of going on the attack at any of the deliveries he would face, then Carrick was the next man in when all that unravels.

The equivalent of losing an Ashes series 4-1 and deciding you need someone to show the straightest of straight bats.

That is exactly what Carrick did when the cameras rolled for the first press conference of his second spell in charge at Old Trafford.