Man United thrashed 4-1 at Como as Carrick apologizes — SkimNews
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- Como demolished Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League, with Nico Paz scoring twice, Douvikas adding a lob over Senne Lammens, and Jacobo Ramón heading in a fourth — becoming the first Italian club to win their opening two home Champions League matches since Lazio in 1999-2000
- Nico Paz, the Argentine playmaker auditioning to succeed Lionel Messi for Argentina, ran the United defense ragged at Como's 10,000-seat Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium — the club's first-ever European appearance in their 119-year history, under coach Cesc Fabregas
- Michael Carrick went over to United's traveling supporters at fulltime to apologize, telling TNT Sports the display was "unacceptable" and that "it stops with me" while deflecting questions about his job security: "It's not about me right now"
- Manchester United dropped to 20th in the 36-team Champions League standings, with the loss extending their winless run to six games and marking the first time an English club has conceded inside the first two minutes of back-to-back Champions League matches
- The defeat was United's first loss by three-plus goals in Champions League history since a quarterfinal defeat to Barcelona in April 2019, and only their sixth such defeat ever in the competition
- Lisandro Martínez had publicly criticized the club's hierarchy and director of football Jason Wilcox over offseason recruitment in interviews the prior week — a controversy that preceded Amorim's January fallout with Wilcox that led to his firing after 14 months
- United have now won just one of their last 11 Champions League away matches, per ESPN Research and PA, and dropped two spots in the table while Como climbed to sixth
Why it matters: Carrick's interim tenure is now hanging by a thread after United's worst European defeat in seven years and a sixth straight match without a win, with the club sitting 20th of 36 in the Champions League table — one more poor result likely accelerates the search for a third manager this season and intensifies scrutiny of Jason Wilcox's recruitment that Martínez already publicly attacked.
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