Under-fire Michael Carrick rejected the suggestion that Manchester United are unmanageable and trusts the players to bounce back from their Como calamity with a vital win against Bournemouth.

Ruben Amorim’s successor not only steadied the ship after his January arrival but steered the club to a third-place finish, although the former midfielder now looks to be heading into the rocks.

United have recorded just two victories from their 11 matches this season, with Wednesday’s 4-1 humbling at the hands of Champions League upstarts Como extending their winless run to seventh match.

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick apologised to travelling fans at Como (Luca Rossini/PA)

It was quite the slump having talked up their training performance ahead of earning a purposeful point at Leeds last Sunday that he felt marked a “fresh start”.

Asked if he can trust the players to deliver against Bournemouth at Old Trafford given the last week, under-pressure Carrick said: “I definitely trust them, yeah, 100 per…