McIlroy ‘totally gutted’ at Michael Carrick sacking

Carrick’s future was under intense pressure for weeks but he was kept in post until the November international break - it was a spell in which one of the senior defenders and the club captain made remarks about the ownership and the tactics, and when supporters became audibly frustrated with the running of the club.  

Carrick was constantly pushed on those topics, as well as his own future, and even led his side to a memorable comeback against Roma and a similar fightback against Aston Villa, before being informed that the club were sacking him - though, in traditional United fashion of the modern era, the news was leaked in the days beforehand, leaving Carrick to take training while the directors sealing his fate were in another country.