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.
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.
Newcastle's compensation clause for Eddie Howe has halved to around £3m. The money isn't the obstacle. United's split recruitment chiefs are.
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.
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.
Four league games without a goal or an assist, an injury niggle and a must-win derby. Carrick's answer isn't the bench. It's the midfield.
Lisandro Martínez apologised for where and when he criticised Jason Wilcox, not for what he said. Two weeks on, his point about the squad looks stronger.