MICHAEL CARRICK is facing a bad omen for his position at Manchester United after losing to Como.

The former Red Devils midfielder is for the sack after the 4-1 defeat to Como.

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Michael Carrick is under huge pressure at Man United Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked after the 4-1 defeat at Watford Credit: AFP

United were outplayed by the outfit in Northern Italy in the league phase of the .

It means that the club have won just twice in all competitions this season and are struggling on all fronts.

were dumped out of the by Brighton and currently sit 13th in the Premier League as well as 20th in the Champions League table.

The does represent a bad omen for , 45, if he hopes to keep his job at Old Trafford.

It is the same scoreline his former United team-mate lost by before he was sacked as manager.

Solskjaer’s final game was a 4-1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road in the Premier League in November 2021.

Carrick was at the game which saw the Norwegian lose his job at United and was made interim boss the following day.

He was asked if he thinks he could face the same fate as Solskjaer after he also went .

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He said: “I always go to the fans anyway regarding this. It wasn’t a particularly different kind of reason why I went over.

“I think it’s the appreciation and the acknowledgement of what they’ve gone through, and they have done over a few weeks now, but particularly tonight.

“I think as I said I was one of them, I’m feeling the same as them, for them to make the effort and spend the money and come and hope for something.

“We’ve got a lot of values in this club and what we represent and how we want to go about it.

“We might win, we might lose, but the way we went about it tonight, I wouldn’t say everyone but the way we went about it in some ways tonight was unacceptable, and I have got to let the fans know that.

“I feel for them for sure.”

Carrick apologised to fans after the performance at Como which saw star for the Italians with a brace.

He said: “First of all, I have to apologise to the supporters. I went over at the end. I care about this football club as much as anyone, if not more.

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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire (5) reacts dejected after Como 1907 v Manchester United UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium, Como, Italy on 21 October 2026 Credit: Eleanor Hoad/Every Second Media
United are struggling on all fronts this season Credit: Alamy

“I know the position that I’m in, that I value this football club. For us to play in that way, it’s not acceptable. It wasn’t a good performance at all.

“We wanted to build on what we brought to Leeds and the performance that we had at Leeds.

“That bit of intensity, that aggression, that real willingness to give everything tonight was totally the opposite of the performance.

“I have to say it was tough to watch.”

Carrick was over his tactics for the Champions League match.

When asked about the midfielder’s comments, Carrick “not running”.