United’s Senior Players Blamed After Chelsea Defeat — SkimNews
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- Manchester United lost at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, extending its winless run to nine matches—the club’s longest since 1988—and occupied the bottom three when Nottingham Forest drew at Brentford.
- Morgan Rogers scored Chelsea’s opener after Andrey Santos advanced through midfield untouched, with the source saying United’s failure to defend the running space mattered as much as Rogers’s finishing.
- Lisandro Martinez received two yellow cards in 210 seconds, giving Chelsea the penalty converted by Cole Palmer; the source says his forceful challenge on Rogers did not even stop the attack.
- Michael Carrick was criticized for his tactics against Como and altered the Chelsea setup by moving Bryan Mbeumo right to take on center backs; the source says United’s attackers failed to exploit the resulting space.
- Amad Diallo, now 24 with more than 100 United appearances, was given space and time alongside Bruno Fernandes but did not capitalize in the first half; the source said only his final shot could reasonably have been called one he should have scored.
- Michael Carrick said, “You’ve got to keep moving forward and winning games,” then confirmed he would manage United against Roma on Tuesday as a two-week November international-break sacking window loomed.
Why it matters: At nine matches without a win and in the bottom three at the time of writing, Carrick remains in charge for Tuesday against Roma despite a looming two-week sacking window. The source instead directs blame toward Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martinez, making the Chelsea defeat a test of senior players’ execution rather than solely Carrick’s tenure.
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