Carrick has the Ferguson magic, says Cunha

MANCHESTER, England, May 4, 2026 – Manchester United forward Matheus Cunha feels interim boss Michael Carrick has the “magic” that can reconnect the club to its trophy-laden Sir Alex Ferguson era. hilogame.news

Cunha scored the opening goal at Old Trafford that set United on their way to the 3-2 win over Liverpool that ensured Champions League qualification with three games to spare.

It is an achievement few felt United were capable of, even though football director Jason Wilcox said a return to Europe’s elite club competition was the aim in the wake of Ruben Amorim’s dismissal in January.

Carrick has engineered 10 victories in his 14 games in charge, putting him in pole position to be appointed on a full-time basis.

The 44-year-old was part of the final great United side under Ferguson, winning five Premier League titles and a Champions League.

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Cunha feels the connection is crucial.

“I sat on the bench with him,” said Cunha.

“How he teaches everyone is amazing. He has the magic with these Ferguson times. Then he comes and brings it to us, teaches us how it was, to be part of everything. Then he did this.

“It’s amazing. He’s a pleasure. Of course, I think he deserves it.”

Carrick has already made it clear his squad cannot relax just because they have achieved their mission.

They still require four points to be certain of securing a top-three finish for only the fifth time since Ferguson retired in 2013. They could also finish fewer than 12 points behind the eventual champions, which is the closest they have got post-Ferguson, under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2020-21.

“It’s one of the biggest privileges I have to play at this club,” said Cunha.

“The Champions League without this club is not the same competition, and this club without Champions League is not same club.

“But it is not only the Champions League. We need to fight for the titles. This is the first one [step]. We could come much stronger for next season.”

It will be a summer of change at Old Trafford, not least because Cunha’s Brazilian international team-mate Casemiro is leaving. Or is he?

Casemiro has said he is and Carrick reinforced the point when he spoke to the media on Friday.

But Cunha knows the 34-year-old well. He is not so sure.

“It’s so easy to talk about him,” he said. “I know how important he is.

“He’s an amazing guy. There is a strong part of him outside the pitch. He’s so lovely and so friendly. He teaches me.

“We don’t know in the end how it is with his contract. Of course, everyone hopes there’s a little bit more. I know it’s harder than we talked about, but, in the end, you never know.”

Cunha has made the impact United hoped when they paid Wolves £62.5m last summer, when he was a priority target.

With such a huge personality, it was unlikely joining a club of that size would be too much for the 26-year-old.

His goal against Liverpool was his ninth of the season, including some key ones for Carrick, specifically the winners at Arsenal and Chelsea.

It has given Cunha time to show off his familiar surfing celebration, which reached a new level against Liverpool, when he raced away, pursued by team-mates, dived on the ground and then got up to ‘surf’.

“I’ve improved my celebration a little bit,” he said.

“Every time, my friends in Brazil every time say, ‘you cannot only surf, you have to paddle and stand up on the surfboard’. I said OK, I’ll try to improve.

“It’s part of my life; to bring this into football and show everyone how happy I am to play football and surf. I have to do it.”

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Kaizer Chiefs have begun to rediscover their attacking rhythm in the closing stages of the 2025/26 Betway Premiership season, offering a noticeable improvement on their earlier struggles in front of goal.

After struggling for consistency in front of goal earlier this season, Kaizer Chiefs’ forward line has been firing with more regularity, led by Flavio Silva, Glody Lilepo and Mduduzi Shabalala.

However, it’s still no where near what the Amakhosi faithful would like to see from their team.

Central to resurgence

Silva, the club’s leading scorer, has been central to the resurgence with nine goals across all competitions.

Seven of those have come in the league, alongside strikes in both the Nedbank Cup and CAF Confederation Cup.

The Portuguese forward recently downplayed comparisons to global icons like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, insisting he simply needs good service to deliver – a claim now backed up by his clinical finishing.

Lilepo has also made a strong impact, particularly in continental competition, where he has scored four times.

Combined with his league contributions, he has eight goals this season.

Shabalala sits third on the scoring charts with five league goals.

Failed to qualify

According to Flashscore, across all competitions, Kaizer Chiefs have scored 41 goals – 29 in the Betway Premiership, 11 in the CAF Confederation Cup, and one in the Nedbank Cup.

They failed to qualify for this season’s MTN8 and exited the Carling Knockout Cup in the opening round after a goalless draw with Stellenbosch FC and a penalty shootout defeat.

With contributions also coming from players like Wandile Duba, Siphesihle Ndlovu, Mfundo Vilakazi and Khanyisa Mayo, Kaizer Chiefs appear to be developing a more balanced attacking threat.

Kaizer Chiefs’ 29 Betway Premiership goals in 26 matches still trails by some distance the total scored by rivals Orlando Pirates (51 in 26 matches) and Mamelodi Sundowns (47 in 27 matches).

In fact, both AmaZulu (30) and Golden Arrows (31) have found the back of the net more often than the Glamour Boys this league season.

Breakdown of Kaizer Chiefs’ goal scorers this season

Correct as at 4 May 2026

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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 4, 2026 – KCB Football coach Robert Matano has set sights on winning the FKF Cup, in what would be the first piece of silverware in the club’s history.

Matano says domestic cup glory would represent a wonderful debut season for him at the club, having joined from Tanzania’s Fountain Gate.

“For us, our focus is on the final. We want to get there and win the cup. Also, we are keen on playing well in the league and finishing the season on a high,” the veteran tactician said.

Matano is arguably Kenya’s most successful coach, building a name as a serial winner courtesy of past successes with Sofapaka, Tusker, AFC Leopards and Nairobi City Stars (then known as World Hope).

He famously steered Batoto Ba Mungu to the FKF Premier League title at the first time of asking, in their debut season in the top flight in 2009.

With the brewers, he won three league crowns in 2012, 2020/21 and 2021/22, to add to a Top Eight title in 2013.

Matano also boasts a domestic cup title with Simba wa Nairobi in 2005 as well as with Ingwe in 2017.

It is against this background that the bankers roped him in at the start of the season, having dispensed with services of Patrick Odhiambo at the beginning of last year.

So far, that decision appears a masterstroke, with KCB at least 180 minutes away from winning their first ever silverware and a ticket to the Confederations Cup, to boot.

A solitary goal by Richard Omondi on Sunday earned them a 1-0 win over defending champions Nairobi United, and passageway into the final four.

The slim scoreline notwithstanding, Matano insists it was all about getting over the line.

“We simply wanted to win the game and qualify for the semis. Nairobi United are a very technical side and I am glad that we managed to contain them. We simply wanted to score a goal and ensure they don’t do the same to us. Of course, we also wanted to revenge our loss to them in the league,” he said.

The bankers face Matano’s former employers, Tusker, in the semis of the prestigious competition on May 16-17.

Before then, KCB have a date in the league with APS Bomet on Wednesday afternoon.

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