# Carrick Stays Cool After Hull Nightmare: Time to Wake Up, Reds!

Look, nobody wants to start the season with a 2-0 defeat to a Championship side, but here we are. Michael Carrick kept his composure after watching United get properly schooled by Hull City at the MKM Stadium, but let’s be honest, lads: that was absolutely unacceptable.

Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy exploited our set-piece defending like it was still the dark days of last season, and we looked completely out of sorts. Bruno Fernandes admitted afterwards that we handed Hull far too much possession, which is a polite way of saying we were second best all afternoon. Hull finished sixth in the Championship last term, and while they’re a decent side with ambition, we’re Manchester United. We should be turning up and dominating these fixtures, full stop.

Credit to Carrick for not losing his head. Our Head Coach promised he won’t overreact, but he’s demanded significant improvement moving forward, and rightly so. This is the fourth time in seven years we’ve lost our opening match, which tells you everything about how far standards have slipped at this club over the past decade.

The gaffer took us to third place last season and got us back into the Champions League, and his record speaks for itself: 11 wins from 16 matches, including massive victories over City, Arsenal, and Liverpool. He’s earned our trust and patience. But the players need to deliver performances that match the quality in that squad. With Benjamin Šeško, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, and Bruno pulling the strings, there’s absolutely no excuse for this kind of toothless display.

It’s one match, and there’s a long season ahead. But we cannot afford slow starts anymore. Time to dust ourselves off, regroup, and show everyone what this United side is truly capable of. Come on, lads!

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