Manchester United defender Harry Maguire praised coach Michael Carrick for the turnaround in the club's ​fortunes after a 2-1 Premier League win over Brentford that leaves them close to a return to the Champions League after finishing 15th last term, Reuters reported.

United sacked previous coach Ruben Amorim in January after a turbulent 14-month spell at the helm that saw ​the United players struggle to get to grips with his tactics, ​and Maguire credited his successor Carrick with restoring the team's confidence ⁠and getting them back to winning ways.

"We had two tough fixtures when ​Michael first come in, and I think everyone was probably looking at them ​thinking 'oh no', with Arsenal and Man City, and we managed to get the six points," Maguire told Sky Sports after setting up Casemiro for the first goal against Brentford.