Michael Carrick has spoken openly about the day he found out he would be Manchester United's interim coach and how he reacted, in an interview with the BBC's Mark Chapman.

Mark: The last time I saw you was on Match of the Day. Were those experiences so bad that you felt you had to take the first job that came your way?

Michael: "I have to say I really enjoyed it: seeing things from a different perspective, seeing football differently. I enjoyed it, but this job was too good to turn down, unfortunately!"

Mark: Take us back to the process of getting here: the first call you received... what went through your mind?

Michael: "I was actually in the car. I was driving on my way to Newcastle when the message came through. It was a nice thing to hear, of course it was, but I actually took it quite calmly.

"I don't know why, but it just felt right. And I don't say that with arrogance or indifference: it just seemed quite normal. It gives you a good feeling, but I've been here so long, and I've experienced so many things that probably, at some point, I always had the hope in the back of my mind that this opportunity would come, and fortunately it has."

Mark: You smiled, right? And who did you call after hanging up that call?

Michael: "Look, I was delighted, obviously. Being at this club is special, so I'm not downplaying it, but it wasn't like I hung up the phone screaming, shouting, and celebrating on the highway or anything like that. I just called my wife and said: 'This is what happened, here's where we are."

The former midfielder is not one to get angry and shout, and when the BBC asked him if he was going to apply the famous "hairdryer treatment" of Sir Alex Ferguson in the locker room, he replied: "No, I don't think I can imitate that! I wouldn't even try! I've seen it a couple of times, and it makes you lean back in your seat, trying to get as far away as possible.

But, again, we're talking about Sir Alex, who was a genius at using people and getting the best out of them in many different ways: supporting them, putting pressure on them, sometimes more strongly than pressure, but it worked. It was about getting the best out of his players."

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