Manchester United just stumbled to a 1-1 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage, marking their third straight match across all competitions without a win. This isn’t how things were supposed to go for Michael Carrick’s squad.
The Fulham Funk Is Real
Seriously, the Red Devils were bewildered after that Fulham game. They trailed until the 89th minute because of an unfortunate own goal from Lisandro Martinez. It took a wildly deflected shot from Matheus Cunha to beat Bernd Leno and salvage a point. Carrick was fuming, saying they “should’ve won the game” and “created enough to win.” He wasn’t wrong, Fulham’s goalkeeper probably made three top, top saves and was arguably Man of the Match. Plus, United hit the post twice! Carrick even disagreed with a reporter branding his side as “passive” early in the second half. He says that not having total control doesn’t mean you’re passive, pointing out the Premier League is tough and you can’t expect total dominance. He liked the team’s reaction to going down, which is a positive, I guess.
Three Games Without a W? This Is Getting Serious
What a bummer of a stretch for United. That 1-1 draw follows a brutal 1-0 loss in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford. But the real gut-punch before that was blowing a two-goal lead in a League Cup exit at home to Brighton. That’s three matches without a win, folks. Their record is sitting at one win, two draws, and two losses, which somehow puts them in 12th place in the league. You know what’s wild? This was supposed to be an “incredibly forgiving run of fixtures to start the season” , Hull, Ipswich, Everton, Man City, and Fulham. That was supposed to be a cakewalk, not this mess.
What’s Next for the “First Chapter”?
Carrick is trying to keep it chill, calling this stretch “the first chapter” of the season and imploring people not to get “carried away.” He even said there were “good signs” in the Fulham game and that they “finished very strongly.” Hopefully, he’s right and they learn from this. Now, with three weeks without a game coming up, Carrick said there’s only so much they can do, but they’ll use the time to “train, work with them, and improve them as much as we can.” They better figure it out. This “first chapter” needs a much better ending.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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