Manchester United manager Michael Carrick’s future is under major threat after his side suffered a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday. The Red Devils have now gone eight Premier League matches without a win and sit 16th in the table, 14 points off the top.
Michael Carrick (Credits: BBC Sport)
United have won just one of their eight league matches so far this season, and they have not won in the top flight since 30 August, when they defeated newly promoted Ipswich 5-2.
Michael Carrick on His Manchester United Future
Asked if he was expecting conversations about his future, Carrick told BBC Sport: “See what happens. I’m not expecting anything. It’s just digesting today – we knew it was an important day to try and get us moving forward and we haven’t done that.”
He added: “For me it’s just digesting that and the emotions at the end of the game is something I’ve not really had before.”
Carrick, 45, took interim charge in January following Ruben Amorim’s departure and was rewarded with the permanent job in May after securing Champions League qualification with an impressive run that saw United finish third.
Carrick’s Bruno Fernandes Gamble Backfires
Carrick made a big call on Sunday by dropping his captain Bruno Fernandes to the bench. That decision came after the Portugal midfielder questioned Carrick’s tactics in Wednesday’s 4-1 Champions League loss at Como.
The comments from Fernandes came in the wake of defender Lisandro Martinez issuing an apology following his controversial remarks criticising the club’s hierarchy. Martinez said he had expected more investment in the Manchester United squad and “more from our technical director [Jason Wilcox]”.
Despite the pressure, Carrick remains a popular figure among the fans, who chanted his song at full-time in the loss to Bournemouth as he did a lap of the pitch to applaud the supporters. Carrick made 464 appearances for Manchester United in a playing career at the club that spanned 12 years.
“It wasn’t a farewell from me,” Carrick said on Sky Sports. “I’ve mixed emotions, I’m feeling it for my players, they’re going through a tough spell. Some of it we can help, some of it the situation unravels and the boys are feeling it at the moment.”
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville said on Sky Sports: “The Manchester United fans are singing the Michael Carrick song because I think they know what’s going to happen here. They’ve seen this before. He’s one of their own and he’s popular. But the owners, the sporting department and the players are not popular and they’ve badly let this football club down.”
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