Michael Carrick focused on 'bigger picture' rather than his future at Old Trafford

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rosenior-liam/4fMAHvLm/"]Liam Rosenior[/a]'s departure from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] on Wednesday ‌marked the 10th managerial casualty in England's top flight this season.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carrick-michael/phM8NElP/"]Carrick[/a], who took over ‌at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]United[/a] in January following ⁠the sacking ‌of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/amorim-ruben/EiIHi8vU/"]Ruben Amorim[/a], said there was a balance ​to be struck between short-term success and building for the future.[/p][p][b]"There ​are two sides to it," t[/b]he 44-year-old told reporters on Thursday.[/p][p]"There are instant ⁠results and ​the next game being important, but there's definitely a responsibility, our thinking of what the future looks like and the ‌bigger picture.[/p][p][b]"There are all sorts of what-ifs in this world. Half full, half empty? I like to live my life in a positive way. I don't think of what could go wrong, that doesn't come into it. It's what can be achieved. What success ‌looks like."[/b][/p][embed guid="c41a3b05-0a2c-4c34-912e-2303e49e724c" url="https://x.com/ManUtd/status/2047364862595018854" social-type="twitter" /][p]United have impressed under Carrick, winning ​eight and drawing two of their ‌12 matches to sit third in the league. Six points from their remaining five games would secure Champions League qualification after a two-year absence.[/p][p]United ⁠next face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]⁠Brentford[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brentford-xYe7DwID/manchester-utd-ppjDR086/?mid=tQzy4f9T"]on Monday[/a].[/p]