We don’t know if this will be enough to save Michael Carrick’s place. But at least this Manchester United showed some heart in this crazy week. Winners of AS Roma in the Champions League (3-2) after being led 2-0, the Red Devils snatched a draw against Aston Villa (4-4), in a meeting where they were twice two goals behind.
It’s difficult to know whether to see the glass half full, or whether to remember the new defensive wanderings of the Mancunians, who made two disastrous starts during each period.
When he looked at his watch, Michael Carrick noticed that we had only been playing for four minutes, while his team had already conceded two goals: a strike from Alysson, who too easily deceived Senne Lammens (0-1, 1st), and a goal from Nicolas Jackson, the only one to feel the blow on a ball pushed back by the Belgian goalkeeper (0-2, 4th).
Man Utd in the red zone
Man Utd therefore reacted for the first time, with a penalty converted by Bruno Fernandes, on a (rare) error from Boubacar Kamara (1-2, 16th), and a goal from Youri Tielemans (2-2, 44th). But the Red Devils shot themselves a second time in the foot, with a penalty stupidly conceded by Diogo Dalot, sanctioned by John McGinn (2-3, 48th), and a goal from Leon Goretzka, after a missed intervention by Leny Yoro (2-4, 53rd). This time it took less than eight minutes after returning from the locker room…
For what will perhaps be his last match, Michael Carrick managed to revive his team with his coaching, since it was two entrants who snatched the draw, Joshua Zirkzee (3-4, 90th+2) and Patrick Dorgu (4-4, 90th+6). So there is still a little life, but it remains a seventh match without a victory in the Premier League for Manchester United, well and truly relegated (18th) after this day.
