Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville said manager Michael Carrick’s departure is probably necessary for the club. The Red Devils suffered a 0-3 loss against Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday.
United have managed only seven points in eight games and have registered a solitary win so far in the Premier League. Thus, United are in 16th place in the standings and are one place away from relegation zone.
The pressure is definitely building on Carrick, who had helped the club in turning a corner after Ruben Amorim’s exit last season.
“It’s going to get ridiculously difficult for Michael Carrick to be Manchester United manager moving forward,” former club captain Neville said in his Sky Sports commentary.
“It’s horrible to say that. I played with him, I know him.”
After a crushing loss, Neville suggested Carrick’s departure as head coach was imminent.
He said: “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.
“He’s one of their own and he’s popular. But the owners, the sporting department, and the players are not popular.
“They have badly let this football club down and those two (Berrada and Wilcox) are probably going to make a decision that will disgust Manchester United fans, but is probably necessary.
“It’s just an absolute mess. The football club is a mess right now.”
On the other hand, former United player Ashley Young also slammed the players for their lack of effort on the pitch.
“Michael Carrick is a legend of the football club, but the players on the pitch showed nothing,” Young told Sky Sports.
“They didn’t go out and run, they didn’t look like a team together. If you looked at the Bournemouth team, you’d swap every single player for that Manchester United team.
“You look at Ineos (United’s minority owners) and what they did over the summer. They haven’t got the players in.
“But players at times have got to stand up and be counted. No togetherness, all individuals.
“It’s disappointing to see Michael Carrick like that, I wish there were players there who have the love for the club he’s got.
“Players might look a little bit dejected, but I think Michael knows the writing is on the wall.”
United will next take on Chelsea on Saturday.
