Man United Humbled by Bournemouth to Leave Carrick's Job Under Threat, Liverpool Beats Brighton
- Manchester United host Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday, with Michael Carrick under pressure after a seven-match winless run.
- Manchester United suffered a 4-1 defeat to Como, after which Bruno Fernandes criticized Carrick’s tactics and the team’s lack of pressing.
- Reports say Fernandes is expected to start on the bench, while Manchester United have several injured or doubtful players.
- Bournemouth arrive after a 3-0 Europa League win over AC Milan, but Alex Toth is unavailable because of a hamstring injury.
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Manchester United humbled by Bournemouth to leave coach Michael Carrick's job under threat
The crisis at Manchester United deepened Sunday with a 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth in the Premier League, with under-pressure manager Michael Carrick's bold call to drop captain Bruno Fernandes failing to pay off.
It was 3 to 0 and in the 70th minute, some of the fans began to leave the tribunes tired of what they were seeing.
Technician Michael Carrick left Bruno Fernandes out of the Manchester City Sunday match and with the team in crisis. Coach didn’t even bring the captain in as an alternate in a hard defeat.
Manchester United Bench Captain Fernandes Days After Tactics Criticism
Carrick benched captain Fernandes for Bournemouth days after the midfielder's tactics criticism in a 4-1 Como loss, telling Sky Sports the call was "Pure football." · 15 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
In the 8th round of the English football championship, Manchester United lost 0:3 at Old Trafford. They have now gone eight consecutive matches without a win.
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