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Carrick future: Roma and Villa now decide his job
United's plan is to get to the international break and then judge Carrick. That makes Roma and Villa a two-game review, so the bar should be set now.
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Chelsea 2-0 Man Utd: Martínez's 82 seconds sink Carrick
United were the better side for 45 minutes and wasted it. Then Rogers walked through, Martínez was booked twice in 82 seconds and the game was gone.
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Eddie Howe to Man Utd: the £3m fee is the easy part
Newcastle's compensation clause for Eddie Howe has halved to around £3m. The money isn't the obstacle. United's split recruitment chiefs are.
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Chelsea vs Man Utd: Fernandes back as Chelsea lose Lacroix
Chelsea are without Lacroix and Hato, Fernandes returns and United travel with no specialist left-back. Team news, the 22-man squad, our XI and our score prediction.
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Munich air disaster memorial raided at Manchesterplatz
A glass sculpture and medals have been stolen from the Munich air disaster memorial at Manchesterplatz. The foundation says the thieves cannot steal our memories, and they are right.
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Tielemans says Man Utd squad want Carrick to stay
Youri Tielemans says the Manchester United squad don't want Michael Carrick replaced and need stability. Fine words, but the backing now puts the onus on the players at Chelsea.
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Carrick: I don't need assurances, Fernandes stays Man Utd captain
Michael Carrick says he needs no assurances about his future and that there's "no decision to be made" on the captaincy. What he said, and what it tells us before Chelsea.
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Šeško injury: Man Utd striker out until January
Benjamin Šeško is expected to miss the rest of 2026 with a shin injury. Zirkzee is the only natural No 9 left, and the false nine hasn't worked.
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Como vs Man Utd: Martínez out, so De Ligt must start
Martínez hasn't travelled, Yoro is banned and Carrick says De Ligt is ready. Team news, Fabregas's Como, our predicted XI and why the comeback can't wait.
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Erik ten Hag is right: sacking Carrick fixes nothing
Erik ten Hag says sacking Michael Carrick is "100 per cent not" the answer. His own account of broken promises at United is the best case for why he's right.
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Martínez injury leaves Man Utd short at the back for Como
Martínez felt his thigh at Leeds, Yoro is banned and Heaven has been ill. Carrick's new back three is one game old and already short of centre-backs.
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Leeds 1-1 Man Utd: Carrick's new shape lasts one half
Carrick ditched his 4-2-3-1 and got our best half of the season at Elland Road. Then Martínez went off, Leeds won a corner and the old fragility came back.