Michael Carrick’s Manchester United are languishing down in 12th place in the Premier League (Picture: PA) The Manchester United dressing room reportedly remains fully supportive of Michael Carrick and players are determined to turn the situation around after a disappointing start to the new campaign. There had been a renewed sense of optimism amongst United’s fanbase on the back of the side’s resurgence in the back-end of last season under Carrick, with the club finishing third in the Premier League to secure Champions League qualification. But the doom and gloom has returned at Old Trafford with the Red Devils having picked up only five points from their opening five top-flight matches since Carrick took over the reins on a full-time basis in the summer. A 1-1 draw with Fulham before the international break means United have now endured their joint-worst start at this embryonic stage of the season – and Carrick’s men will be looking to respond in style when they return to action at home to lowly Tottenham on October 10. Less football on the telly? Read about it instead Our exclusive football newsletter cuts through the noise to deliver analysis and gossip straight to your inbox every week. Sign up now for free. Given Spurs sit rock-bottom after an even more desperate start, next month’s Old Trafford showdown represents a golden opportunity for United to finally kick-start their campaign entering into a crucial period, with games coming thick and fast both domestically and in Europe. Addressing the speculation and gossip surrounding the managerial situation at the Theatre of Dreams on his YouTube channel, Fabrizio Romano was insistent that nothing had changed regarding Carrick’s future. Cunha scored late on to rescue United a point at Craven Cottage (Picture: Getty) Carrick maintains the full support of United’s hierarchy (Picture: Getty) ‘My answer is clear: as of today, Manchester United have not made any movement to contact other coaches,’ Romano told his viewers. ‘Manchester United are not in direct negotiation or direct conversation with coaches or their representatives so at the moment it’s completely quiet and will stay quiet for the next weeks and months. ‘Then, obviously, we are in a results business, in a results industry and so results are always, but Manchester United maintain their confidence in Michael Carrick as a club.’ {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Carrick says fine margins are costing Man Utd after draw against Fulham","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/21\/218714531842277055\/480x270_MP4_218714531842277055.mp4","description":"United were fortunate to leave Craven Cottage with a point thanks to Matheus Cunha's 89th-minute deflected goal, though it was not enough to lift them out of the bottom half of the table heading into the international break.","duration":"T6M19S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/21\/07\/111370831-0-image-m-5_1789972669470.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-21T07:37:32+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); Despite their inauspicious start, Romano is adamant that United’s hierarchy ‘maintain their confidence’ in Carrick for the time being. ‘Obviously they cannot be happy, everyone, people at the club, Carrick himself, everyone, with rec