{"id":61962,"date":"2026-11-07T02:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T02:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/carrick-seeks-breathing-space-as-united-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T02:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T02:13:46","slug":"carrick-seeks-breathing-space-as-united-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/carrick-seeks-breathing-space-as-united-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrick seeks breathing space as United manager"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n
\"Manchester<\/picture><\/div>\n

\n Manchester United manager Michael Carrick.
\n | Photo Credit: Reuters\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

Michael Carrick takes charge of Manchester United for what could be the last time against Aston Villa this weekend as he battles to save his job despite a morale-boosting midweek victory over Roma.<\/p>\n

United\u2019s dramatic win in the Champions League gave the coach breathing space but he remains under intense pressure ahead of the international break.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Elsewhere, Manchester City will be seeking to avoid a rare third straight league defeat when it faces Nottingham Forest as it tries to keep pace with leader Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Last chance?<\/h4>\n

When Manchester United\u2019s players trudged off at half-time against Roma on Tuesday, 2-0 down and seemingly out of ideas, Carrick\u2019s fate appeared to be sealed.<\/p>\n

Instead, his underperforming team somehow turned things around, with Matheus Cunha scoring two late goals in a 3-2 win at a feverish Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

It ended a run of nine games without a victory \u2014 United\u2019s longest winless run since the 1988\/89 season.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The brutal reality is that United could be bottom of the Premier League when it kicks off on Sunday if results go against it.<\/p>\n

Whatever the outcome, the international break will give the club\u2019s hierarchy an opportunity to consider their long-term options.<\/p>\n

Villa\u2019s Spanish manager, Unai Emery, was tipped as a potential candidate for the Old Trafford hot seat but reports suggest he is close to signing a new deal with the Birmingham club.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Manchester City know that even if it keeps pace with Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal, it might ultimately all be in vain. The Etihad club is still waiting to discover its fate after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules \u2014 with a huge points deduction one potential punishment.<\/p>\n

Arsenal appears to be the only other serious contender for the title. On paper, both clubs face a straightforward task this weekend, though City\u2019s trip to Nottingham Forest could be trickier than it looks.<\/p>\n

Opta\u2019s \u201cexpected points\u201d table, which orders the Premier League based on expected goals for and against, has Oliver Glasner\u2019s team in third \u2014 a remarkable 16 places higher than it is in the real table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Published – November 07, 2026 06:34 am IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


\n
Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick. | Photo Credit: Reuters Michael Carrick takes charge of Manchester United for what could be the last time against Aston Villa this weekend as he battles to save his job despite a morale-boosting midweek victory over Roma. United\u2019s dramatic win in the Champions League gave the coach breathing space but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}