Chris Dunlavy

CHAMP FAILURE CAN BE PATH TO THE TOP

by
The LeaguePaper Team
18 January 2026

Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

CHANCE: Michael Carrick

DOWN in the dumps after being sacked by a Championship club? Don’t worry – you might be heading for the top.
Michael Carrick’s return to Manchester United as caretaker manager for the rest of the season marks the 44-year-old’s first job since he was dismissed by Middlesbrough last summer.
A year earlier, Liam Rosenior was canned by Hull City, despite leading the Tigers to their highest Championship finish in seven years.
Last week, after 18 months in France with Strasbourg, he was unveiled ...

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