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Archive photo · 12 April 2025Manchester United Board Holds Crisis Talks After Michael Carrick’s 3-0 Loss To Bournemouth
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Manchester United lost 3-0 to Bournemouth at Old Trafford, eight-game winless run. Man Utd board holding crisis talks over Michael Carrick’s future following the defeat.
Carrick’s Old Trafford exit
Manchester United lost 3-0 to Bournemouth at Old Trafford, and Michael Carrick’s walk around the stadium carried an “air of inevitability” after the defeat left the club with eight games without a win. Carrick told reporters, “The responsibility is mine,” after he could not say whether he would still be in charge for next Saturday’s trip to Chelsea. Carrick dropped captain Bruno Fernandes and United went eight games without a win, with the club in 16th place after the Bournemouth result.
NBC Sports described United’s fans as singing the name of Carrick loudly and applauding him at the final whistle, before the fans turned on the players and booed them. The Guardian said the United hierarchy held crisis talks over whether to sack Carrick after the 3-0 humbling, with the expectation at the club being that he would be sacked.
Quotes, boos, and blame
Gary Neville said Michael Carrick was popular but that “The owners, the sporting department and the players are not popular,” after Carrick’s side were beaten 3-0 by Bournemouth.
Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports that “Carrick wants to be changed,” and he argued Carrick “doesn’t want to be sat in the dugout with those players.”
The BBC said the booing lasted until the last of the players, Diogo Dalot, left the pitch, after fans turned on the players as Carrick disappeared down the tunnel.
The Guardian said Carrick insisted he was not expecting to be removed from his post, quoting him: “I’m not expecting anything in particular, to be honest. Carrying on as normal and I love this place.”
The Telegraph reported that as of 8pm on Sunday, it was understood that no formal decision had been taken on Carrick’s future, while Carrick said he was “carrying on as normal” and “won’t change that now.”
What happens next for United
The Guardian said United endured a sixth defeat in 12 games in all competitions after Rayan, Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson scored for Marco Rose’s side, and it said United have won only once in the league this season. Carrick could not answer if he would still be in charge for next Saturday’s trip to Chelsea, while the BBC said the worst run was the worst since 2015-16. Eddie Howe remained the preferred candidate of Jason Wilcox, and Howe would be less expensive to bring in than Unai Emery, with Aston Villa demanding about £20m in compensation for the Spaniard.
The Telegraph said furious fans unleashed their anger on co-owners Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazers, Jason Wilcox, and the players, and it described Carrick’s future as hanging by a thread after the result left United just a point above the relegation zone. The next six league games included Chelsea, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Brentford, Newcastle and Coventry City, and Champions League fixtures included Roma, Sporting Lisbon and RB Leipzig.