According to a report by The Sun on Sunday November 1, 2026, despite mounting concerns over the club's dismal performances this season, Manchester United officials allegedly decided to give Michael Carrick until the next international break to improve results.

During last Monday's executive meeting, which followed United's humiliating 3-0 loss to Bournemouth, Carrick's future reportedly came up prominently. This information is sourced from The Athletic.

In spite of serious considerations about replacing Carrick as manager, the club allegedly decided to give him and his struggling team more time to end their worrisome run of results.

After that, United lost again on Saturday, this time to Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. They are now nine games without a victory, which puts even more pressure on Carrick and puts them perilously close to the Premier League relegation zone.

The team last won on September 16th, a 4-0 Champions League victory over Sabah. Their last Premier League win was on August 30th, a 5-2 triumph over Ipswich.

Though they narrowly escaped relegation last weekend, United's position is still precarious as they prepare for a tough match against Aston Villa before the international break.

United host Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday, and Carrick is likely to start in goal for both games. United face Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday.

In his post-Chelsea press conference, Carrick reaffirmed his determination to keep captaincy.

He said, "Yes," in response to a question about whether he would take charge of United's next match.

"Right now, all I can think about is getting the lads ready for midweek," he said.

Against Chelsea, United started off on the right foot, making a number of good chances and, in all honesty, dominating the first half. After the interval, though, their performance plummeted.

After a long period of play, Morgan Rogers scored a sensational solo goal after skillfully navigating past United's defense. Cole Palmer scored from the penalty that followed Lisandro Martinez's red card for an elbow, which only made matters worse.

As he reflected on the loss, Carrick conceded that his team had dropped a gear from the first half.

"We appeared to be a dangerous, fluid, and good team in the first half," he said.

He did concede that United had enough scoring chances before they lost command of the game.

Carrick stated, "The second half got away from us," emphasizing the need for his team to improve their reaction time in the face of defeat.

Carrick is facing an increasingly daunting task as tough matches, like Liverpool's, draw near. The manager of United may not have a chance to stay in his position past the supposedly set deadline by the club's upper management unless the team makes rapid improvements.