Michael Carrick appears to be on the brink of the sack as Manchester United manager after another diabolical performance saw them humiliated 3-0 by Bournemouth at Old Trafford.

The club’s latest crisis appeared to spiral out of control during the week as they suffered a 4-1 Champions League thrashing at the hands of Como and captain Bruno Fernandes then produced a diatribe criticising Carrick and his tactics.

The United boss refused to commit to retaining the Portuguese as captain earlier in the week and then dropped him for the visit of Bournemouth but that didn’t stop his side deservedly being thrashed by a well-drilled Cherries side who were flying high after their Europa League win over AC Milan and then may have ended Carrick’s reign thanks to goals from Rayan, Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson.

All eyes now turn to the United hierarchy as they ponder whether, or perhaps when, to pull the trigger on Carrick and start the search for a new manager.

Follow all the fallout from Old Trafford…