Jose Mourinho is the perfect man to reignite Manchester United's fortunes, Michael Carrick has told Sky Sports F1.
United confirmed the Portuguese would be Louis van Gaal's successor on Friday with the club desperate to improve on a largely lacklustre three years, despite recent FA Cup glory, since Sir Alex Ferguson's exit.
Carrick, whose contract expires this summer, believes the future is rosy at Old Trafford.
The 34-year-old, in Monaco for the Formula One, told Sky Sports F1 expert Ted Kravitz: "Mourinho's track record speaks for itself. He's a good fit for the club and hopefully he'll do very well.
"I have to say it's sad to see anyone lose their job - the manager and staff - but good times are ahead."
Carrick, who joined from Tottenham for £18.6m 10 years ago, did not make Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2016 having last played for his country against Spain in Alicante last November.
But the midfielder expressed his delight at the young players developing on the international stage and he has high hopes for the team in France.
"England have got a good chance," he added. "It's a very young squad with great potential.
"It's the same old feeling with England and you don't want to get too carried away and put too much pressure on the boys going into the Championships but we've got a great chance of going very far and doing really well.
"There's so much ability and so much talent in the squad. It's just letting them develop and letting the boys fulfil their potential. I'm looking forward to seeing how they do."