Michael Carrick’s Man Utd honeymoon is officially over as alarming ‘midweek slump’ threatens chances of permanent job

THE writing has been on the wall for Michael Carrick. Carrick tasted defeat for the first time in 11 games as Manchester United head coach across two spells. The former United midfield general grew up watching Newcastle on the Gallowgate End, and warned his players the stadium was “a tough place to go” before a...