Man U loses at Chelsea, Carrick’s job in further jeopardy

Michael Carrick’s position as Manchester United manager was further jeopardised on Saturday following a 2-0 loss at Chelsea in the English Premier League (EPL).

A red card to Lisandro Martinez in a four-minute span added to the woes of the beleaguered English football giant.

Carrick was already under huge pressure — and seemingly operating on a match-by-match basis — heading into the game at Stamford Bridge.

He returned Bruno Fernandes to the starting line-after dropping his captain last week.

But things got worse for Carrick after United allowed second-half goals by Morgan Rivers and Cole Palmer.

United is now on a nine-match winless run in all competitions, its longest streak without a victory since 1988, according to the BBC.

“Things have gone against us, and gone against us in a big way,” Carrick said.

“It unraveled quickly.”

Palmer converted a 64th-minute penalty awarded after Martinez jumped with a raised elbow toward Wesley Fofana at a corner and struck the Chelsea defender in the face.

A video review confirmed the offense and the Argentina defender, already in the spotlight for criticising United's hierarchy in a recent post-match interview, was given a second yellow card in a four-minute span.

United stayed on just one win in the EPL after nine games and is one point above the relegation zone.

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