Michael Carrick has brushed aside the idea of any “stigma” attached to Manchester United dropping into the Premier League’s bottom three, after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea.
The question came at Stamford Bridge, where second-half goals from Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer condemned Manchester United to a ninth game without a win in all competitions, their longest winless run since 1988. Carrick’s side are 16th on seven points from nine league games, a point above the relegation zone with the rest of the round still to play.
