Michael Carrick remains left in the dark but will stay on as Manchester United manager for now after surviving talks between the club’s hierarchy on Monday.

Carrick had appeared to be on the brink of the sack following the 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday and technical director Jason Wilcox and CEO Omar Berrada met to discuss his future at the club’s Carrington training ground and sound out potential replacements.

Carrick then arrived at the training ground shortly before 2pm on Monday afternoon, just in time to watch the club’s Under-21s play a behind-closed-doors match against Hull, before he left Carrington a few hours later.

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But the popular former midfielder – who was backed by the United supporters at Old Trafford despite the abject defeat to Bournemouth – remains in charge and is continuing to prepare for this weekend’s trip to Chelsea in the Premier League as usual.…