Michael Owen believes INEOS will make a decision on Michael Carrick’s future in the next two days after Manchester United drew 4-4 with Aston Villa. The result leaves United third from bottom, with eight points from 10 matches under Carrick this season, though Owen points to the fight the players showed. According to Football365.com.
Owen expects INEOS to rule on Carrick’s future after thrilling Villa draw
The draw at Old Trafford unfolded in dramatic fashion. Aston Villa led 2-0 after just four minutes, United levelled to reach 2-2 by the end of the first half, and Unai Emery’s side then went 4-2 ahead eight minutes into the second half. United scored twice in injury time to salvage a point in the Premier League fixture.
The result leaves United third from bottom, and Carrick has collected only eight points from 10 matches this season. The international break now follows. Owen, a former United striker, believes the club’s co-owners, INEOS, will make a call on the manager’s future within the next two days.
Speaking on Premier League Productions, Owen said heading into the break in the relegation zone looks poor. He suggested that if United had been testing the market for a new manager, some would argue this is the moment to act. He described the coming days as pivotal.
Owen nonetheless stressed that Carrick has got a response from his squad. He said the players are “absolutely fighting for him” and that the supporters are behind the manager. Across the bulk of Carrick’s work since his interim appointment, Owen argued, the record is better than most recent managers, and the dressing room has not been lost.
Everton defender James Tarkowski saw the match two ways. United, he said, self-destructed at the start of both halves and gifted goals away in midweek, and conceding four at home will hurt. Yet scoring so late when the game looked dead showed, in his view, that the players are fighting for the manager.
Matheus Cunha voiced his disappointment to Sky Sports, saying the squad had talked about avoiding goals after the other night and then did it again. The forward said the team must play with more courage and added: “We need to show the mentality to do this from the start.”
