Michael Carrick Manchester United relegation zone, Digi Mart USA News: Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has ruled out resigning despite a chaotic 4-4 home draw with Aston Villa on Sunday, a result that leaves his side in the Premier League relegation zone. Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu scored in added time to salvage a point at Old Trafford, but the club heads into the international break in 18th place.
Pressure on Carrick has grown after eight consecutive Premier League matches without a win. The club has only one league victory this season, a August success against newly promoted Ipswich Town.
Manchester United conceded twice in four minutes after falling 2-0 down to Roma midweek, and went into the Aston Villa match level before a series of goals left the score at 4-2 for Villa.
Asked at the end of an interview with Sky Sports whether he would leave his post if he felt it was the right decision, Carrick replied: “That won’t happen.” When pressed on whether discussions about his future would take place, he responded: “There will be?”
In his post-match press conference, Carrick was asked whether his squad could recover, given that United had not kept a clean sheet in their first ten league matches, a first since 1986-87. He said: “100%.
I think we have plenty to get it done.”
“Goals change games. We have to live with that, and it is an area where we need to improve considerably.
But we have plenty to get it done. At the moment we are simply making it too hard for ourselves at times.
I know very clearly what direction the club needs to take. We just need to win games.”
Addressing the defensive errors, he added: “Football is played in moments, in what happens in both boxes, at the end of the day. If you take out the moments and the totally avoidable goals we conceded, I thought we played quite well.
We were the better team most of the time and I am disappointed we did not win.”
An 18th-place position with one win from ten matches is Manchester United’s lowest standing at this stage of a top-flight season since finishing 20th in 1986-87. The club also equals its eight-match winless run from April 1 to May 16, 2025.
Carrick’s side is now assured of at least 15 consecutive days in the relegation zone, their longest spell in the top flight since 28 days in that position between September and October 1986. After the two-week international break, the club, which has won 20 English league titles, returns to action against rivals Liverpool.
