Daniel Farke praised Manchester United manager Michael Carrick before Leeds' Premier League meeting with Manchester United at Elland Road on Sunday 18 October. Leeds were sitting seventh with 9 points from their opening six league games.
Farke's pre-match comments
Speaking to reporters ahead of the game, the Leeds boss said: "When I think about Michael, we don’t have too many young British coaches and managers in the Premier League."
He added: "Right now we have someone, a really young, promising manager who’s done an excellent job at Middlesbrough, and he came in last season in a situation and helped a lot to stabilise the club, helped a lot to steady the ship, and has done an amazing job."
His view on the criticism
Farke said: "After six game days, when they didn’t have a horrendous start but, of course, by their perception they want to fight for the title, the criticism starts already. I don’t like it."
He also said: "If we have young, promising managers, let’s also look a bit after them, especially ones that have a British passport."
Manchester United's recent results
Manchester United had one league win, a 5-2 victory against Ipswich, and two wins across all competitions.
According to Flashscore, a 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid had put more pressure on Carrick heading into the game.
Further praise for Carrick
Farke said: "Keep in mind what he has done for the club for many years as a player, what he has done last season in a very difficult situation where many people would also be a bit hesitant, more or less like to, to step in and to help. He has done a top-class job."