When asked if he will still be in charge when Manchester United face off with Roma on Tuesday, under-fire Michael Carrick delivered a simple reply: “Yes.”

The English boss was once again forced to face the music—in this case, swarms of journalists questioning his job security—following United’s 2–0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. The Red Devils are now winless in their last nine matches across all competitions, their worst run of form in 38 years .

With each new defeat, Carrick’s future in the dugout becomes more uncertain. It doesn’t matter that his men outplayed Chelsea in the first half, or that they were virtually hopeless once Lisandro Martínez was sent off in the 63rd minute; results reign supreme at United .

Yet Carrick was fairly confident he will still be the man on the touchline when Champions League action rolls around next week.…