Carrick's Man United face depth test vs Everton — SkimNews
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- Manchester United host Everton on Sunday, September 6 at 9:00 a.m. ET at Hill Dickinson Stadium, then open Champions League play against debutant side Sabah on Thursday
- Manchester United's first full season under Michael Carrick brings a real depth test, since last season's third-place Premier League finish came without any European competition to stretch the squad
- Marcus Rashford, back from a loan at Barcelona that the source credits with restoring his best form, is already third in the Premier League in chances created (7) despite playing only 125 minutes, making him United's lone trusted left-wing option while Amad Diallo recovers from injury
- Everton ended the transfer window on a sour note, missing out on Folarin Balogun and losing Iliman Ndiaye to Manchester City, but James Tarkowski anchors a side built to absorb pressure and hit on the counter
- Bruno Fernandes has scored three goals and added an assist in two games this season and remains central to everything United do, though the source flags set-piece defense as a vulnerability teams can exploit
- Carrick must deploy his attacking trio of Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, and Bryan Mbeumo across Premier League and Champions League fixtures, with the source noting none can play every minute and depth will determine how high United can climb
Why it matters: Carrick now faces the balancing act that last season's third-place finish avoided entirely, with the source explicitly warning that 'the Premier League is very much built on what a manager has done lately' — meaning any wobble through the Champions League league phase could end his tenure, and United's left-wing options shrinking to a 125-minute Rashford plus an injured Diallo is the kind of thin depth that gets exposed over a seven-match European schedule.
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