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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.
Match Previews
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.
Interviews
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.
Injury News
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.
Match Previews
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.
Interviews
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.
Match Reports
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.
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Bruno Fernandes form: why Carrick shouldn't drop him for Leeds
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.
Academy
JJ Gabriel: how Man Utd risk losing their prodigy for £350,000
United won't cancel JJ Gabriel's registration, he's training alone in Barcelona, and a move abroad would pay out about £350,000. How a club built on its academy got here.