Paul Pogba Predicts Premier League Title for Michael Carrick’s Manchester United Within Three Years

Paul Pogba has thrown his support behind Manchester United‘s current direction, predicting that Michael Carrick will lead the club to Premier League championship success within the next three years. The former French international, who played alongside Carrick during his second stint at Old Trafford, made the comments in an interview with talkSPORT.

“I think Manchester United will win in the next years; they’re going to be champions of the Premier League,” Pogba told talkSPORT. The midfielder initially placed a five-year window on that prediction before walking it back to a more ambitious timeframe. “In the next five years they’re going to win. Maybe I went a bit far, I will say in the next three years. In my opinion I think they can make it,” he added.

Pogba also drew a pointed comparison to Arsenal’s recent title success to reinforce his argument. “If Arsenal can be champions then Manchester United will definitely be champion. It’s a big statement. No disrespect but I believe they will,” he said. Arsenal’s Premier League title ended a long wait for silverware at the Emirates and has since been cited as a reference point in broader conversations about English football’s shifting power dynamics.

The endorsement carries some personal weight given Pogba’s direct experience working under Carrick at club level. Carrick, who spent the majority of his playing career at United between 2006 and 2018, was appointed manager and has been tasked with reversing a prolonged decline that has seen the club go without a Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 — a run now exceeding a decade.

Carrick’s managerial appointment has drawn comparisons to Pep Guardiola’s methods from within the Old Trafford fraternity, with the new manager also reported to be open to reintegrating Marcus Rashford into the squad following the forward’s unsuccessful loan spell at Barcelona, according to reports.

Manchester United’s inability to mount a sustained Premier League title challenge in recent seasons has been one of English football’s defining storylines. The club has changed managers multiple times since Ferguson’s departure, cycling through David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, José Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Ralf Rangnick, Erik ten Hag, and Ruben Amorim — who has since departed to join AC Milan — before Carrick’s appointment.

Whether Pogba’s confidence translates into on-pitch results remains to be seen, but the former midfielder’s remarks reflect a broader sense of cautious optimism surrounding the club’s current rebuild under Carrick’s management.