Rob Dawson Oct 21, 2026, 04:23 PM ET

COMO, Italy -- Where do Manchester United go from here?

It was never part of the plan for Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the board to be considering a change of head coach just 11 games into Michael Carrick's permanent tenure. But after a horror show on the shores of Lake Como on Wednesday, the tide may well be turning.

In the driving Lombardy rain, United were initially outfought by Como and then outclassed. If you didn't know any better, you would have thought it was the Italians -- playing amateur football as recently as 2018-19 -- who were supposed to be the European heavyweights rather than their visitors.

United looked like UEFA Champions League novices. Como, in just their third ever game in the competition, were better in every department.…