Di name Michael Carrick na im dey push am to number 13 for X trends for Nigeria today, according to trends24.in, and di reason no far: reports from England say di Manchester United manager position dey shake well well after im side chop heavy defeat.
Manchester United lose 4-1 to Como on Wednesday. Na damage pass damage for di Red Devils, because dem face Serie A side wey dey play Champions League for di very first time. Football365 report say di result wound di club both for wetin happen for pitch and for wetin follow am after.
Before dat match, Carrick bin talk say im want clean sheets to help turn di season around, and im point to di Como game as di place to start, BBC report. After di defeat, di club own post carry im word: everybody suppose take responsibility for di result.
Captain Bruno Fernandes no swallow di loss. Football365 report say im break ranks after di game and aim straight at Carrick tactics. Di fallout hit Fernandes too: pundits tear am, and Wayne Rooney call am and im teammate Lisandro Martinez “selfish babies.” Martinez own trouble come from im outburst against technical director Jason Wilcox di week before.
Carrick however stand im ground on di talk say di locker room don split. For Sky Sports, im insist say no divide dey inside di team, even with all di criticism wey Fernandes throw.
Di bigger headline na im future. Football365 write say Sir Jim Ratcliffe dey ready to step in, overrule Wilcox and send Carrick comot from Old Trafford, and say di co-owner dey turn to AI to find replacement. Di report put di pressure for context: United don lose five of dia opening 11 games for all competitions dis season.
But e no be one-way traffic. The Athletic report say Wilcox still dey back Carrick, say di two get good relationship, and say im understand how hard e be to lead di team when restricted budget limit dia summer transfer business, plus injuries wey affect dem for recent weeks. Di leadership team, according to di same report, no too wan make third mid-season change.
Despite di suggestion say Carrick fit no reach weekend, Football365 report say dem confirm say im go take charge of di Bournemouth clash on Sunday, and im go face media by 1.30pm on Friday.
One more voice join di talk for talkSPORT: di view be say Carrick suppose drop di under-performing stars, start academy players, and play Kai Rooney ahead of Bruno Fernandes for wetin dem call im potential farewell game.
