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Man United's poor start heaps pressure on Michael Carrick
October 7, 2026 at 05:06 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 2 hours
Manchester United have won just two of their first seven games this season, renewing scrutiny on head coach Michael Carrick after his permanent appointment in May.
- United won two of their first seven games in all competitions, with a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Fulham preventing a run of three straight defeats.
- Opta data show Carrick makes his first substitution on average around minute 65, the third-slowest timing of any Premier League club.
- United rank 20th of 20 teams for high-intensity distance after five league games, but sit second for shots on target per match.
- Club sources said they "operated within our means" this summer, after United repaid around £150m of credit and spent over £60m on stadium land.