Youri Tielemans has sent a message to the Manchester United board around Michael Carrick's future ahead of the Red Devils' crunch trip to Stamford Bridge

Youri Tielemans has pleaded with the Manchester United hierarchy to stand by Michael Carrick, maintaining he's capable of reversing their fortunes. Carrick unexpectedly retained his position on Tuesday amid rumours he faced the axe following two catastrophic defeats.

United were hammered by Como and Bournemouth back-to-back, casting major uncertainty over Carrick's tenure. United bosses weighed up bringing in Eddie Howe, Julian Nagelsmann or Antonio Conte as his successor before opting to support Carrick for now.

He confronts a crucial showdown against Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. The side has secured victory in just two of their 12 fixtures across all competitions and languishes in 16th position in the Premier League table.

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This marks United's poorest league campaign start in four decades, yet Tielemans stays adamant that Carrick is the right person to lead them forward, reports the Mirror.

"I came here partly because of him, because he wanted me here," he told TNT Sports. "He wanted me to help the team out. So I'm very happy for him to stay, and the whole group, we don't want a sudden change.

"We don't want a big change that is going to disrupt things more than they are. We just need stability, we need to keep working hard, and it's going to turn at some point."

United's sole victories this campaign have been secured against newly-promoted Ipswich and Champions League minnows Sabah. The Red Devils have managed just a single clean sheet throughout the season and are presently enduring an eight-match streak without a win.

This disappointing form stands in sharp contrast to last term under Carrick, who revitalised the club's prospects after stepping in as caretaker manager in January following Ruben Amorim's dismissal.

Tielemans arrived for £35million from Aston Villa during the summer window and has appreciated working under him, despite the lacklustre results. "Since I've come in, he's always done his work," the Belgium international remarked.

"He's tried to put a system in place that we all feel comfortable in. I joined this summer, because he convinced me to come over and help the team out.

"I can only speak positively about him, and everyone in the changing room would do the same. We all just need to stick together and turn this situation around."