Michael Carrick future uncertainty deepened on Sunday as his Manchester United side drew 4-4 at home with Aston Villa and stayed in the Premier League relegation zone, though he said he expects to remain in charge.
United scored twice in stoppage time to rescue an unlikely point, but the draw leaves them third-bottom and a point from safety. It also extends their winless run in the league to eight games.
Their 18th-place position is their lowest after 10 top-flight games since 1986/87, when they were 20th. The result takes the club into the two-week November international break with further doubts over Carrick's position.
Michael Carrick future questioned by Sky Sports
Questioned by Sky Sports' Patrick Davison on what he expected to happen over the next few weeks, Carrick engaged in a tetchy back-and-forth. Told that walking away would probably be the best thing if he thought so, he replied: "It's not going to happen, no."
The exchange continued as Davison asked whether conversations about his position were inevitable. Carrick said: "We understand the situation; we haven't won enough games. But I expect to move forward and keep working on things we've been working on, showing a lot of the good in the game today, tighten up on a few mistakes and win football matches."
Manchester United's position in the table
The two stoppage-time goals turned a likely defeat into a draw, but the table moved only marginally. United remain third-bottom, a point from safety, with eight league matches without a win behind them.
The 18th-place standing is the club's lowest at this stage of a top-flight season since 1986/87, when they were 20th after 10 games.
Analysis: what the table says about the pressure on Carrick
Analysis. The drama of two late goals does not alter the record that matters: eight league games without a win and a point from safety. That is the ledger against which his position will be read during the international break, whatever he expects.
The pause removes the immediate chance to answer with a result, and it gives the club a natural window in which the question can be settled. Carrick's own answer was that he intends to keep working; the table is the part he cannot control.
The original report is from skysports.com.
