The Manchester United head coach is under mounting pressure ahead of Sunday's Premier League meeting with Bournemouth at Old Trafford, following a run of seven matches without victory and a 4-1 Champions League defeat to Como.
Carrick confirmed that he continues to speak to both former United managers, but insisted the conversations were routine rather than a response to the team's current problems.
“I speak to both of them quite regularly, to be honest. There's nothing in particular from that. I'm close to both of them and we do have regular conversations. It's nothing different this week.”
The comments came after a difficult week for United, with captain Bruno Fernandes publicly questioning aspects of the team's tactical approach following the defeat in Italy. Defender Lisandro Martínez had also voiced concerns about the club's direction, adding to scrutiny of Carrick and the wider football operation.
Carrick addressed the situation in an unusually lengthy opening statement at his press conference, acknowledging the seriousness of the club's position and the responsibility attached to the job.
“Because I understand the situation, and I understand my position and I know what this football club means to so, so many people.
“The history doesn't give you the right to keep winning. Teams that win earn the right to win. So it's important that we draw inspiration from history and the past of what's gone on.
“But our responsibility is to carry that forward, and it's so important to me that we do that.”
The manager's message was a call for the squad to respond on the pitch rather than rely on the club's past achievements. United have struggled for consistency and were sitting 13th in the Premier League ahead of the Bournemouth fixture.
Carrick also rejected the idea that his squad had become unmanageable, insisting that the players remained capable of producing much better performances.
“We can play in different ways. We just haven't played well enough. I think it gets looked into all sorts of different styles and different this and that. It tries to get dissected in all sorts of different ways. We can be a lot better than we have been, whatever way we end up playing, whatever system, whatever the tactics, we can be a lot better than that and we have to be.”
The defeat at Como had prompted criticism from supporters, and Carrick apologised to the travelling fans after the match. He accepted that United's performance was below the required level and said the team needed to show a different response against Bournemouth.
“I definitely trust them. One hundred per cent I trust them. It wasn't a very good night at all for so many reasons, we all know that. I think that's pretty obvious. We'll be a different team on Sunday. We have to be a different team on Sunday.”
Carrick's relationship with Ferguson stretches back to his playing days at Old Trafford, while he worked alongside Solskjær during the Norwegian's time as United manager. Their ongoing contact is longstanding, he said, and not a sign that he has sought emergency advice.
With United's form under intense scrutiny, Sunday's match offers Carrick an immediate opportunity to deliver the response he has demanded from his players.