United stick with under-fire head coach for Chelsea trip
Carrick still at the wheel 28 Oct 2026 - The Guardian Jamie Jackson. John Brewin Michael Carrick has been given the chance to save his job by turning Manchester United’s results around, with the head coach remaining in place for Saturday’s visit to Chelsea. The decision by Jason Wilcox, the director of football, and Omar Berrada, the chief executive, can be viewed as a surprise given United’s dire form. Sunday’s abject 3-0 league home defeat by Bournemouth followed last Wednesday’s equally poor 4-1 reverse at Como in the Champions League. Carrick’s side have won twice in 12 games and were eliminated from the Carabao Cup by Brighton. United are 16th in the Premier League, a point above the relegation zone. Carrick has also seemingly fallen out with his captain, Bruno Fernandes, who was dropped to the bench for the Bournemouth debacle after criticising the head coach’s tactics. The unease in the dressing room was also on show when Lisandro Martínez took aim at Wilcox’s transfer busi...