Key events
Manchester United fans, what are your thoughts on the current situation at the club? Would much change if Carrick were to leave? Or does the issue run deeper than just the manager? Do the players have a part to play?
Feel free to message in and let me know your thoughts, or leave a comment below the line.
Unai Emery is one of the managers linked with the United job, should Carrick leave.
Krishnamoorthy has messaged in to say:
“Emery moving to OT will be a case of misplaced optimism triumphing over rooted pragmatism. A statue outside Villa Park is ready to be commissioned and why would a sane person leave a comfortable happening place to a cesspool of mismanagement and chaos?”
Manchester United dropped into the relegation zone yesterday. If they don’t win this afternoon and results don’t go their way, they could fall even further down the table.
The question is, if United lose, will it be Michael Carrick’s final game?
Now let’s take a look at today’s Premier League fixtures (kick-off at 2pm GMT unless stated otherwise)
Ipswich Town v Bournemouth
Sunderland v Chelsea
Brighton v Brentford
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Manchester United v Aston Villa (4pm)
Rodrigo Muniz rescued a late point for Fulham in a 1-1 draw against Newcastle at Craven Cottage. It came after Jacob Murphy broke the deadlock for the Magpies with a brilliant strike.
How things stand in the Premier League…
At the Emirates Stadium, Martin Ødegaard scored the decisive goal as Arsenal clinched a 1-0 win against Hull City to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
Enzo Maresca blamed his side’s lack of desire and the way they were outgunned in duels for a third successive Premier League defeat.
He said: “Today I think [the problem] has been general. It’s not about one player. In the first half we lost all the duels, all the contacts. Against this team, that is fighting relegation, if you don’t match them… it’s something we need to understand. In this kind of game, if you’re not able to win duels and second balls like in the first half, you struggle.
“You need desire and intensity to win second balls and duels. You require intensity or you struggle and we didn’t match their intensity. The second and third goals are copy and paste, lost duels first in the middle of pitch then at the edge of the box.”
Liam Delap scored twice as Nottingham Forest earned a much-needed 3-1 win against Manchester City. The result also saw City drop six points behind Arsenal in the Premier League table.
Reacting to the potential red card incident – which saw Bogle catch the achilles of Tel – immediately after the match, Tottenham head coach Roberto De Zerbi said: “I can’t say something more because I didn’t see clearly the situation.
“I was surprised because in the same position in the second half, two different fouls and two yellow cards … I don’t know if it was a red card or not on Mathys Tel… And why I’m telling like this, because the parameter of the referee was not good enough, I think, for this both situation.”
Leeds United’s 1-0 win against Tottenham yesterday was overshadowed by some VAR controversy. Jayden Bogle was lucky to avoid a red card following a challenge on Mathys Tel. Spurs have now submitted a formal complaint to Pro Ref.
Yesterday’s Premier League results
Hello, good morning and welcome to another Matchday live! We have lots to look forward to this afternoon before we head into another international break, from Premier League and WSL to FA Cup action and fixtures across Europe.
We’ll also look back at yesterday’s action, which saw Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table following a win against Hull and a Manchester City defeat to Nottingham Forest.
Join us!
Preamble
Emillia will be here shortly. In the meantime, here is Jonathan Wilson’s column on Unai Emery’s bright managerial future being at Aston Villa, not Manchester United.
