Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has not held back with his verdict on Manchester United, who lost heavily again today and could fire head coach Michael Carrick
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville on duty for Sky Sports.
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville on duty for Sky Sports.(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
Jamie Carragher says Manchester United will have no choice but to fire head coach Michael Carrick after the Old Trafford side lost 3-0 at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Bruno Fernandes was dropped from the starting XI after criticizing Carrick in the 4-1 defeat at Como in the Champions League. Lisandro Martinez had said something similar the week before.
But while Carrick insisted that the call was purely a footballing decision rather than a disciplinary one, it backfired with another heavy defeat piling the pressure on the former Manchester United midfielder.
“Manchester United need to make that [managerial] change tonight," Carragher said on Sky Sports.
"They need to make that decision. The fans have taken the side of Michael Carrick and it's not about him being the manager, it's about him being a huge figure in United's history.
"Those players have done nothing compared to teams of the past so Michael Carrick is always going to win that fight with Bruno Fernandes, and rightly so, no matter how talented a player he is.
Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick during a press conference.
Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick during a press conference.(Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)
"But also, Manchester United as a football club, one of the biggest in the world, are 16th in the Premier League right now and that can't continue.
"Michael Carrick needs to be relieved of his duties tonight — not just for the good of Manchester United, but also for the good of Michael Carrick.
"It's not nice watching him walking around the stadium at the end, he's really hurting and what's happening right now is not good for United and not good for Carrick."
At this stage, it feels inevitable that Carrick will not last that much longer. It has been reported that Manchester United had already begun the search for a replacement before this latest embarrassment.
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"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," Gary Neville added.
"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.
"Those two [Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox] tomorrow are probably going to make a decision that will disgust Manchester United fans, but it's probably necessary. It's just an absolute mess."