Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has dismissed claims he could be sack by the club board following a difficult start to the new season.
United have secured only two victories across their opening six fixtures in all competitions, suffering consecutive home defeats to Manchester City and Brighton.
The Red Devils relinquished a two-goal lead to crash out of the Carabao Cup and this have seen some fans calling for a change.
Despite the mounting scrutiny, the manager remains completely unconcerned about the external noise regarding his job security.
”In terms of future and ownership and how long I’ve got in the job, I’m not thinking ‘how long have I got?’ It’s ridiculous to think that way in a position that I’m in. That’s just not on the radar,” Carrick explained during Friday’s press conference.
Michael Carrick looks on as he leaves the pitch to boos ahead of his players after the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Manchester United and Brighton (Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)
Instead of making excuses for their poor run of form, Carrick is happy to shoulder the blame entirely. “It’s my responsibility. I’m fine with that. It’s not a blame game,” he stated. “We all search for things to look at and point at and find blame. Blame me, no problem. I’ll take the responsibility. It’s not about blaming people. It’s about finding solutions and being better.”
The recent slump has also led to suggestions that Carrick needs to show more emotion on the touchline and during interviews.
However, the former midfielder firmly rejected these claims, making it clear that his calm demeanour does not equate to a lack of passion.
”I need to show more emotion? In what way? In what way? I’m asking, how? What do you want me to show?” he fired back at reporters. “We don’t like losing football matches, so it’s not that I don’t feel the emotion of losing football matches, but it doesn’t affect how I think about what we need to do next.”
United will be eager to claim all three points when they host Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.
Carrick is expected to have a fully focused squad ready, and he has hinted that left-back Luke Shaw and midfielder Carlos Baleba might be involved.
