# Carrick Under Fire: Is Our Head Coach Showing Enough Fight?

Listen, I love Michael Carrick as much as the next Red Devil. He’s a club legend, gave us everything as a player, and when he got the permanent job back in May, we were all buzzing about one of our own leading us forward. But after that late Fulham draw, some serious questions are being asked about whether he’s showing the passion we need from the touchline.

Fan Beth Tucker has spoken what plenty of us are thinking right now. That scrambled equalizer against Fulham isn’t something to celebrate, it’s a wake-up call. We’re Manchester United, not some mid-table side content with nicking a point at the death. And the worrying part? The reaction from Carrick and the players after dropping points against both City and Brighton suggests we’re not treating these results with the urgency they deserve.

Look, we’ve backed the INEOS project, we’ve backed Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox to rebuild this club properly. We’ve got quality all over the pitch. Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Šeško, Kobbie Mainoo, Carlos Baleba. These aren’t players who should be settling for draws against teams we should be beating. And yes, we know Carrick is still finding his feet in management, but the standards can’t slip.

This isn’t about knee-jerk reactions or demanding his head after a few dodgy results. It’s about mentality. It’s about showing that fire, that ruthlessness that made United great. Sir Alex would have been raging after those performances. We need to see more emotion, more drive, more anger when things aren’t going our way.

Carrick has the backing for now, but he needs to light a fire under this squad. We’re only at Matchday 4, there’s plenty of time to turn this around, but the attitude has to change starting now.

✍️ This summary was written by the MUFC Fanatics SA team based on reporting from BBC Sport.

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