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Michael Carrick insisted Manchester United are 'not an unmanageable club' hours before his side were thrashed 3-0 by Bournemouth, extending their winless run to eight games and leaving him facing the sack. The humiliation came with captain Bruno Fernandes dropped amid open dissent from senior players.

Michael Carrick looks set to become Manchester United's third managerial casualty in three seasons after a 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth, but anti-Glazer and anti-Ratcliffe chants at Old Trafford reveal a crisis rooted far deeper than the dugout.

Michael Carrick must decide whether to drop captain Bruno Fernandes for Sunday's Bournemouth clash after the midfielder blamed the coaching staff, not the players, for United's 4-1 Champions League defeat at Como. With Lisandro Martinez fined for a similar outburst and Carrick himself fighting for his job, the decision is less about tactics than about who really controls Manchester United.

Bruno Fernandes' public rejection of blame for Manchester United's 4-1 defeat at Como has triggered a sharp rebuttal from manager Michael Carrick and split pundits over the captain's conduct. Coming a week after Lisandro Martinez's criticism of the club's transfer strategy, it points to a deeper leadership crisis at Old Trafford.

Erik ten Hag has given his most detailed account yet of why his Manchester United relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo collapsed, claiming the forward was physically incapable of pressing and told teammates to 'save your legs' in training. The revelations land as Ronaldo faces a fresh Portuguese FA suspension, adding new weight to an old Old Trafford feud.