{"id":6724,"date":"2026-11-02T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/carrick-shrugs-off-man-utd-sack-talk-ahead-of-roma-match\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:00:48","slug":"carrick-shrugs-off-man-utd-sack-talk-ahead-of-roma-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/carrick-shrugs-off-man-utd-sack-talk-ahead-of-roma-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrick shrugs off Man Utd sack talk ahead of Roma match"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Carrick<\/p>\n

Michael Carrick brushed off suggestions he has just two games left as Manchester United boss as he prepares his underperforming side for Tuesday\u2019s Champions League clash against Roma.<\/p>\n

Carrick\u2019s position at Old Trafford is increasingly precarious following Saturday\u2019s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea, which extended United\u2019s winless run in all competitions to nine games \u2014 they last had a longer such sequence in 1984.<\/p>\n

Former United and England midfielder Carrick was asked at his pre-match press conference on Monday whether he felt he had just two games remaining at the helm \u2014 against Roma and Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

The Villa match on Sunday comes just before an international break, potentially giving the United hierarchy an opportunity to make a managerial change.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, not at all,\u201d said the 45-year-old, in his first full season in charge. \u201cIf you look into the future, you never know what\u2019s going to happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen. That doesn\u2019t change the way I feel, how we\u2019re preparing for the game tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m actually really looking forward to the game, can\u2019t wait for the game tomorrow. You might think I\u2019m crazy with the results we\u2019ve had and what\u2019s going on, but I genuinely can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carrick also said he had \u201cno concerns\u201d over the commitment of out-of-form Argentine centre-back Lisandro Martinez, who was sent off in United\u2019s defeat at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

The defender had previously criticised club chiefs over a lack of investment in the squad.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings happen in football, sometimes you do things, sometimes you make decisions, sometimes you make mistakes, sometimes it goes well for you, but the commitment is not an issue for sure,\u201d said Carrick.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Dressing-room mood \u2013<\/h2>\n

The United head coach insisted the dressing room was in \u201ca good place\u201d despite the club\u2019s terrible start to the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerception is a funny thing. You can make things look all sorts of different ways and think about all sorts of different things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve said it before, the commitment of the players to the club, to me, to each other, I don\u2019t question that at all. We need to play better, we can make better decisions, but commitment is not a thing at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

United are just one place above the Premier League relegation zone after taking a mere seven points from their nine matches so far this season.<\/p>\n

And they are 20th in the Champions League table following a dismal 4-1 defeat away at Como last month. Only the top 24 teams will progress beyond the league phase.<\/p>\n

But midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, sitting alongside Carrick at Monday\u2019s press conference, said United could turn things around.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve not had the results we\u2019ve wanted,\u201d said the 21-year-old. \u201cBut we need to look forward now. There\u2019s big, big games ahead and I feel like we\u2019re one win away from changing that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carrick has fond memories of facing Roma as a member of Alex Ferguson\u2019s team, scoring twice in United\u2019s 7-1 quarter-final second-leg triumph in the Champions League in 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a magical night, I have to say,\u201d he recalled. \u201cIt was one of the best nights, one of the best games, one of the best atmospheres I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to witness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that I scored a couple and that was very unusual gives me great memories, but it was more the emotion of the night. I have to say, it was a special one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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