# Como Humiliation Shows We’re in Full-Blown Crisis

What on earth did we just witness at Lake Como? A 4-0 thrashing by competition debutants, our worst European defeat in over three decades, and the sinking feeling that this season is spiralling completely out of control.

Michael Carrick’s honeymoon period is well and truly over. Since taking permanent charge in May, the Head Coach has struggled to find any consistency, and now we’ve been absolutely demolished by Cesc Fàbregas’s Como side in their first-ever European campaign. Let that sink in. Manchester United, three-time European champions, torn apart by a team making their continental debut.

The ghosts of 1994 are being dragged up again, which tells you everything about how catastrophic this result was. We’re talking about a club with the pedigree of Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson, now being used as a stepping stone for Como’s romantic European journey by the Italian lakes.

Yes, we’ve invested heavily. Benjamin Šeško, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo are all in their second seasons and should be hitting their stride. We brought in Carlos Baleba and Youri Tielemans to strengthen the midfield. But on nights like this, it all looks utterly meaningless when the collective performance is so shambolic.

The INEOS era under Sir Jim Ratcliffe was supposed to bring structure, stability and success. Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox have backed Carrick, but patience only stretches so far when you’re watching your beloved Reds capitulate in front of the watching world.

Four league games in, already knocked about in Europe, this feels worryingly familiar to past false dawns. The question now: can Carrick turn this around quickly, or are we staring down another managerial change? The pressure is absolutely mounting, and rightly so.

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

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