Fernandes and Carrick Trade Blame After Como Loss — SkimNews
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- Manchester United lost 4-1 to Como in the Champions League, extending their winless run to seven matches—their worst since an eight-game spell in 2015.
- Nico Paz scored 118 seconds in, created Como’s second goal and added a third, delivering a three-goal contribution behind the 4-1 victory.
- Joshua Zirkzee scored United’s injury-time consolation, preventing the club from suffering its joint second-worst defeat in European history.
- Bruno Fernandes said the staff sometimes left too much space by not pressing man to man and urged Carrick to press higher and make opponents uncomfortable.
- Michael Carrick countered that no system can win unless players run forward and back, even though he won 12 of 17 matches in charge last season.
- Carrick apologised to 700 travelling supporters, called the display unacceptable and refused questions about his future.
- Bournemouth won 3-0 on each of their previous two Old Trafford visits before last season’s 4-4 draw and sit one point below 13th-placed Manchester United ahead of Sunday’s fixture.
Why it matters: Carrick’s 12 wins in 17 matches last season earned a two-year contract and a Champions League return, but seven straight games without victory have reversed that trajectory. His refusal to discuss the future leaves the manager facing a public accountability dispute over whether the problem was tactical bravery or player execution.
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