Michael Carrick’s replacement must find solutions on the pitch and pressure the hierarchy to accept a share of blame
One of the final images of Michael Carrick’s time in charge will be of him standing in the rain on the Old Trafford touchline watching his side succumb to Bournemouth, while his sullen captain sat unused on the bench. Bruno Fernandes was dropped after calling out his head coach’s tactics, although Carrick said it was for football reasons. It was the second combustible television interview in as many Champions League games after Lisandro Martínez pointed the finger at the director of football, Jason Wilcox, for failing to provide a squad suitable for fighting on all fronts.