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CHRIS WHEELER: Michael Carrick is in limbo as Manchester United head coach following a day of crisis talks between the club's owners and senior executives over his future at Old Trafford.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox arrived at the training ground on Monday morning with Carrick and the players on a planned day off after Sunday's 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford. The two men are expected to hold conference calls with co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer‚ and minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to decide Carrick's fate and identify a successor if the 45-year-old is axed.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Once the third goal went in and defeat was inevitable‚ the Stretford End launched into their tribute song to Michael Carrick and then turned on the people they blame for bringing humiliation on their football club. On the Glazer family. On Sir Jim Ratcliffe. On director of football Jason Wilcox. And‚ finally‚ on the players themselves. There is no doubt in their minds where the responsibility lies. No doubt at all that Carrick has been hung out to dry from the boardroom to the dressing-room.

CHRIS WHEELER: Not since Sir Alex Ferguson's opening monologues has a Manchester United manager begun his weekly press conference at Carrington without taking a question.

CHRIS WHEELER IN COMO: Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes questioned Michael Carrick's tactics in the wake of the club's Champions League humiliation in Como. United were humbled 4-1 as their wretched season hit a new low and Carrick‚ who expressed his 'anger' at the performance‚ suffered his fifth defeat in 11 games. A week after Lisandro Martinez had taken aim at his Old Trafford bosses - and director of football Jason Wilcox in particular - Fernandes broke ranks to question why United were so passive again.

CHRIS WHEELER AT ELLAND ROAD: The result leaves United with seven points from seven games‚ while Leeds are up in seventh place after racking up ten points so far this season.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT THE RIYADH AIR METROPOLITANO: On the eve of this test of Manchester United's character and his own managerial credentials‚ Michael Carrick asked to be given more time. When the heat was on in the Metropolitano‚ his team's resistance didn't last a single minute. There were 50 seconds on the clock when Pablo Barrios fired Atletico Madrid in front. At that stage you feared for United and you feared for Carrick. We probably still should. As the Atletico fans smelled blood‚ a fourth defeat in nine games this season seemed like the least of his troubles. It felt like United were heading for a mauling in Madrid‚ the like of which can cost a struggling head coach his job in the morning.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT THE RIYADH AIR METROPOLITANO: Lisandro Martinez launched an extraordinary attack on the Old Trafford hierarchy and director of football Jason Wilcox over the club's transfer policy after Manchester United were beaten again in Madrid last night. Michael Carrick's side suffered a fourth defeat in nine games this season as they sank to a 2-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid‚ piling more pressure on the head coach. But Martinez defended Carrick and accused the board of failing him and the players by spending only £163million on new signings in the summer.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United fans have displayed a solitary banner in the Stretford End at Sunday's Old Trafford derby branding the club a 'disgrace'. The Red Army opted not to have any other flags or banners at the game against Manchester City in protest over 'the recent behaviour of the club'. Fans group The 1958 staged a demonstration before the game over United's clampdown on ticket touts‚ which they claim has targeted innocent supporters.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: For ten minutes before half-time‚ Manchester United were facing the unthinkable scenario of losing their opening two games of the season to newly-promoted Hull City and Ipswich Town. The visitors from East Anglia led through Leif Davis and were threatening to plunge Michael Carrick and his team into crisis before August is done and the transfer window has closed by winning here for the first time since 1984. There were several factors that changed the course of this game. There is no doubt that good fortune played a part‚ most crucially in the slip by Marcelino Nunez that led to United's equaliser and the bizarre decision that allowed Harry Maguire to get away with handball in the build-up to the second goal.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT THE MKM STADIUM: Well‚ Michael Carrick did say it was ridiculous to suggest Manchester United had been given an easy start to the season away at Hull City. Even in his worst nightmares‚ however‚ Carrick couldn't have foreseen this: an opening-day humiliation at the hands of a team that sneaked through the Championship play-offs in May.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Michael Carrick says it's 'ridiculous' to suggest Manchester United have been handed an easy start to the season - and admits it's asking a lot for his team to be considered title challengers. United kick off the campaign at Hull City on Saturday lunchtime followed by a first home game against another of the newly-promoted teams‚ Ipswich Town‚ at Old Trafford the following week. But Carrick has rejected claims that United have been given an easy ride‚ saying: 'There are no favourable starts. It's an easy thing to throw out there but pretty ridiculous.

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CHRIS WHEELER: It's only two weeks since Gianni Infantino joined President Donald Trump in handing over the Jules Rimet trophy to Spain in New Jersey ‚ wearing a dark suit‚ blindingly white trainers and the self-satisfied grin of a man celebrating a World Cup triumph of his own.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Bryan Mbeumo scored twice as Manchester United beat Atletico Madrid in the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm to win the Snapdragon Cup. Michael Carrick's side fell behind in the fifth minute when a cross from Arnau Ortiz crept inside Tom Heaton's left-hand post‚ and United were unlucky to still be a goal down at half-time after Jan Oblak saved from Luke Shaw and Amad Diallo‚ who was making his first appearance since playing for Ivory Coast at the World Cup. But Mbeumo scored a deserved equaliser and then a winner.

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CHRIS WHEELER: As every megalomaniac finds out in the end‚ there comes a point in the power trip when the writing is on the wall. For the deplorable Gianni Infantino‚ that moment arrived after UEFA's 55 member associations made it clear they will not stand for FIFA's plot to sell off the World Cup to the highest bidders. UEFA will boycott FIFA competitions - including the World Cup itself - unless these preposterous plans are consigned to the dustbin where they belong. Concacaf followed suit with their 41 members also rejecting Infantino's plan.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Head coach Michael Carrick again started with a strong line-up against a side who are 13 games into the Norwegian League season‚ and the majority of his starting XI stayed on the pitch for an hour as United took a two-goal lead through Shea Lacey and an audacious effort from Joshua Zirkzee. Carrick then sent on his youngsters who seized the opportunity to impress for the second game in a row and scored three more through Jacob Devaney‚ Harry Amass and Ethan Williams.

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CHRIS WHEELER: We take a look at the Manchester United stars on show in pre-season and where they fit in at the club under Michael Carrick.

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CHRIS WHEELER: United are continuing to work on acquiring the rest of the land needed‚ but insiders say they do not expect any issues.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Slovenia manager Bostjan Cesar has raised concerns over Benjamin Sesko's continued absence from his national team as the Manchester United striker once again finds himself at the centre of club versus country tensions.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: They came to pay homage to Casemiro on his last appearance at Old Trafford‚ and the Manchester United fans were not disappointed. The Brazil star walked out with his children to a fantastic reception‚ and left the pitch after 81 minutes with the adulation of the crowd in his ears and tears in his eyes. There was to be no celebration of Michael Carrick's confirmation as United manager‚ with the fine details of his new two-year contract not quite being finalised in time for it to be made official before kick-off as the club had hoped.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United host Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the ground.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Of more concern to Carrick will be how much United missed the midfielder at the Stadium of Light. They missed his experience and poise in midfield‚ and they missed his goal threat. It meant Kobbie Mainoo having a more defensive role in the midfield pivot‚ and Mason Mount playing deeper alongside him‚ and it didn't suit either man.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT: United haven't produced many bad performances under Michael Carrick‚ but this was one of them as a team showing five changes from last weekend laboured against a spirited Sunderland side who hit the post through Brian Brobbey and were frustrated by goalkeeper Senne Lammens. In fact‚ United didn't manage a single shot on target until the third minute of injury-time when Matheus Cunha's effort was blocked by Robin Roefs at close-range‚ which is a damning indictment on a team still packed with expensive‚ attacking talent.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Sunderland welcome Manchester United to the Stadium of Light in the Premier League‚ with Chris Wheeler reporting from the ground.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Face buried inside his shirt‚ Amad Diallo didn't look like a player who had just finished on the winning team for Manchester United against Liverpool.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Casemiro and Matheus Cunha are the latest United players to say publicly that Carrick deserves to keep the job after guiding his team to 10 wins in 14 games. 'I think as a coach or manager‚ you're only a leader of a group if people want to follow you‚' added Carrick. 'It's not a thing that you can talk about so much‚ it's actions that prove that.'

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CHRIS WHEELER: Bruno Fernandes has been crowned Footballer of the Year - the first Manchester United player to win the award from the Football Writers' Association since Wayne Rooney in 2010. The United captain has been recognised for his outstanding performances this season‚ not least in providing 19 assists to move within one of the Premier League record held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne with three games still to go. Fernandes has also scored eight times for a total of 27 goal involvements‚ helping United to reach third place and secure qualification to next season's Champions League.

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CHRIS WHEELER: The challenge for Michael Carrick when he took over the helm of a decidedly rocky ship from Ruben Amorim in January was Champions League qualification‚ and he hit the target in some style with victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford. Victory over Liverpool not only made Champions League football next season a mathematical certainty‚ it put some more daylight between the two clubs in the race for third place.

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Manchester United have the bragging rights over bitter rivals Liverpool after a 3-2 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday to complete a Premier League double this season. Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko gave the Red Devils a 2-0 lead at half-time before Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo levelled for the visitors. However‚ academy graduate Kobbie Mainoo scored the winner for the hosts with a fine side-footed finish to confirm Michael Carrick's side Champions League for next season. Daily Mail Sport's CHRIS WHEELER (Manchester United) and LEWIS STEELE (Liverpool) were at the match to provide their player ratings.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Ian Ladyman‚ Chris Wheeler and Lewis Steele reporting from the ground.

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CHRIS WHEELER: The young United star has been impressive since coming in from the cold under Michael Carrick ‚ but this was a reminder of the magic in Mainoo's feet; the kind we saw when he scored those unforgettable goals against Lyon‚ Wolves and Liverpool after breaking through at United. It is what makes him a shining jewel of United's famed academy and potentially one of the greatest English midfielders of his generation. What on earth was Ruben Amorim thinking when he cast him out at United and pitched him in direct competition with captain Fernandes for a place in his team?

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Another two points will do it for sure‚ but this felt like the night when Manchester United booked their place in next season's Champions League. Victory in a right ding-dong at Old Trafford mathematically ended Brentford's chances of catching Michael Carrick's team. Only Brighton and Bournemouth can stop them now‚ but it would take a collapse of Devon Loch proportions‚ to borrow one of Sir Alex Ferguson's favourite analogies.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United host Brentford at Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the ground.

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CHRIS WHEELER: United say they aren't in any rush to make a decision over the long-term appointment of their head coach‚ and are focused on qualification.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Chelsea host Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League‚ with Kieran Gill and Chris Wheeler reporting from the ground.

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CHRIS WHEELER: It was always going to take something special to settle this titanic battle‚ and Bayern Munich produced it with two stunning late goals from Luis Diaz and Michael Olise at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. We were heading for extra-time after a mesmeric game that had seen Real Madrid lead three times‚ and Bayern fight back with Harry Kane netting his 50th goal of a magnificent season. Over the last four knockout meetings and 12 years‚ Madrid had lorded it over the Germans and threatened to do it again here as Bayern feared their missed chances in a 2-1 first-leg victory in Spain might come back to haunt them.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: It's the kind of break that can either allow teams to refresh and refocus on the final leg of the season‚ or it can knock them off their stride at a crucial point of the campaign.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United host Leeds at Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the grounds.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester United are hoping to have their new 100‚000-seater stadium ready to host the Women's World Cup Final in 2035. Concerns have been raised about the lack of progress in the year since United unveiled ambitious plans at the offices of Foster + Partners in London to build a £2billion arena to replace Old Trafford. But Daily Mail Sport revealed last week that United hope to submit a planning application in the next 12 to 18 months‚ and the club's CEO of stadium development Collette Roche believes the project is on course to meet Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham's target of hosting the women's final in nine years' time.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Michael Owen has warned that the Manchester United hierarchy would be 'lynched' if they got rid of Michael Carrick at the end of the season and his replacement flopped at Old Trafford. Carrick has made a strong case to stay in charge after winning seven and drawing two of his first 10 games in charge to put United within touching distance of a Champions League place. Owen is 'astounded' that some people like Roy Keane and Gary Neville have reservations over his old team-mate landing the job on a permanent basis after a string of unsuccessful appointments since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Bournemouth host Manchester United at the Vitality Stadium in the Premier League‚ with Riath Al-Samarrai and Chris Wheeler reporting from the ground.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: At least Ruben Amorim might have been right about one thing: the good days are coming to Manchester United . He just wasn't around to see it.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United host Aston Villa at Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the grounds.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Michael Carrick has played down any talk of a fallout with Paul Scholes after his former Manchester United teammate appeared to criticise the team's performances for being 'c**p'. Scholes made the comment in a since deleted social media post after United lost for the first time in eight games under Carrick at Newcastle last time out. Scoles insists it was taken out of context and he has contacted Carrick to explain‚ while his fellow podcaster Nicky Butt has also defended him by saying Scholes has been left 'shocked and gutted' by the backlash.

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Daily Mail Sport's CRAIG HOPE and CHRIS WHEELER were at the Premier League encounter to run the rule over the players.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Michael Carrick has done so much right since he became Manchester United's head coach‚ but even he needs the breaks to go his way every now and then. United were trailing to Crystal Palace at Old Trafford and in need of the inspiration that was starting to come from their irrepressible captain Bruno Fernandes when this game turned on its head eight minutes into the second half. Fernandes slipped a pass through for Matheus Cunha who turned Maxence Lacroix and raced towards goal. The Palace scorer instinctively grabbed Cunha by his right shoulder and he stayed on his feet just long enough to ensure he went down in the box.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Two significant dates are marked in the calendar for Harry Maguire next week. Safe to say‚ he will only be turning up at one of them.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada claims that the latest financial results show the true benefit of the club's 'transformation' off the pitch. United's second quarter figures show that operating profit is up to £19.6million compared to £3.1m in the same quarter last year‚ even though the team are not playing in Europe for only the second time in 35 years and went out of both domestic cup competitions at the first hurdle. It means that United's total operating profit over the first two quarters and six months of this financial year is £32.2m compared to a £3.9m loss last year.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Everton host Manchester United at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt‚ Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the ground.

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CHRIS WHEELER AND NATHAN SALT: How did Michael Carrick change so much in so little time at Manchester United? Daily Mail Sport has spoken to insiders behind the scenes to find out the real story of the club's revitalisation.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester United have no intention of re-negotiating a transfer fee for Marcus Rashford with Barcelona. The two clubs agreed a set price for Rashford when he moved to the Nou Camp from Old Trafford on loan last summer‚ giving the Catalans an option to pay £26million to make the deal permanent at the end of the season. Barca are also covering the entirety of Rashford's £315‚000-a-week wages. The 28-year-old England star has impressed in Spain‚ contributing 10 goals and 13 assists from his 34 appearances‚ and Barca are expected to trigger the transfer clause to keep him.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Michael Carrick has many reasons as to why he wants to see Manchester United make it five wins in a row under him when they face West Ham on Tuesday night - but it's fair to say that enabling Frank Ilett to get a haircut is not high on his list of priorities. Ilett‚ otherwise known as The United Strand on social media‚ will be live-streaming during the game in the hope of ending a near 500-day wait.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: With every passing game and each win‚ Michael Carrick is making the job of managing Manchester United look rather easy. With every passing game and each win‚ he is also making Ruben Amorim look a little foolish. For all that Carrick has done right since he was appointed head coach until the end of the season‚ it has only highlighted just how much Amorim got wrong during his turbulent 14-month reign at Old Trafford. In many ways‚ Carrick is the perfect antidote to the combustible Portuguese: a man who wins games on the pitch and minds what he says off it. Amorim was box office but‚ sadly‚ his team were not.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United host Tottenham at Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt‚ Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the ground.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Hundreds of fans gathered under leaden skies at Old Trafford to hear Rev Boyers pay tribute to the 23 people who died as a result of the tragedy‚ including eight of the Busby Babes‚ on February 6‚ 1958 as Manchester United returned from a European Cup tie in Belgrade and made a third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport after refuelling.

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ISAAN KHAN AND CHRIS WHEELER AT THE EMIRATES: The title race was blown wide open on Sunday afternoon as Manchester United marched on under Michael Carrick‚ toppling the Premier League leaders away from home. Carrick has two wins from two to his name‚ and they have come against Manchester City and now Arsenal. His team have look revitalised since he took over‚ having been so poor for so long under Ruben Amorim.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Arsenal host Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium with Oliver Holt‚ Isaan Khan and Chris Wheeler reporting from the ground.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Lisandro Martinez has hit back at comments by Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt mocking his size‚ and dared the former Manchester United duo to repeat them to his face. Scholes and Butt joked on their podcast ahead of the 198th Manchester derby that Martinez's battle with Erling Haaland was such a mis-match that the 6ft 5in City striker would pick up the 5ft 9in United defender and throw him in the back of the net.

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Michael Carrick's interim reign at Man United is off to a flying start after a resounding 2-0 win over their local rivals Man City. Here Chris Wheeler and Jack Gaughan give their player ratings.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United host Manchester City at Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt‚ Ian Ladyman and Chris Wheeler reporting from the grounds.

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CHRIS WHEELER: When these two old rivals clash again at Old Trafford in the 198th Manchester derby on Saturday‚ United will be relying on Carrick's composure and presence of mind once again.

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CHRIS WHEELER: When Manchester United sacked Ruben Amorim last week and began the search for a short-term replacement‚ the Old Trafford hierarchy were in agreement that they needed someone who knew the club.

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When Michael Carrick got up on stage at Manchester nightspot Victoria Warehouse after his testimonial in 2017 and sang Wonderwall with Robbie Keane‚ those who know him well weren't one bit surprised‚ writes CHRIS WHEELER.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Michael Carrick will hold further talks with Manchester United on Monday over becoming the club's interim manager until the end of the season. Carrick and his representatives are meeting with United executives after it emerged that he is the frontrunner to take over following the sacking of Ruben Amorim and Darren Fletcher's two-game stint as caretaker boss.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: It's 44 years since the biggest club in English football last fell at the first hurdle of both domestic cup competitions. But having been humiliated by League Two Grimsby in the Carabao Cupin August‚ United were eliminated by the excellent Seagulls here thanks to goals from Brajan Gruda and former Old Trafford favourite Danny Welbeck. Still in peak form at the age of 35‚ it was Welbeck's eighth goal against United for Arsenaland Brighton since leaving his hometown club in 2014. He has been linked with his old club on a number of occasions since then‚ and would have been a far better bet than most of the expensive options United have explored over more than a decade.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United welcome Brighton to Old Trafford in the FA Cup‚ with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the grounds.

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CHRIS WHEELER: They belted out Adele's Someone Like You from the home dressing-room. It's something the Macclesfield players have done after each of their promotions up the non-league pyramid since the club was resurrected five years ago‚ from the North-West Counties Premier Division to the National League North. Never in their wildest dreams did they think they would be celebrating beating FA Cup holders Crystal Palace in front of a full-house here at the Leasing.com Stadium and millions more watching live on television. It was the first time since the competition started in 1871 that a team in the sixth-tier has knocked out top-flight opposition.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will hold face-to-face talks with Manchester United on Saturday as he bids to become interim head coach until the end of the season. Solskjaer is battling with Michael Carrick for the role after United sacked Ruben Amorim this week‚ although caretaker boss Darren Fletcher cannot be ruled out. It's understood that both Solskjaer and Carrick held preliminary discussions with the United hierarchy earlier in the week.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Burnley host Manchester United on the Premier League at Turf Moor‚ with Ian Ladyman and Chris Wheeler reporting from the grounds.

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EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS WHEELER: Solskjaer emerged as a leading contender on Tuesday as he bids to make an emotional return to Old Trafford. A club legend as a player‚ his success as a temporary replacement for Jose Mourinho in December 2018 led to him staying in charge for almost three years.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Fletcher has stepped up from Under-18s coach to be caretaker boss for the clash at Turf Moor following the club's decision to sack Ruben Amorim on Monday. The 41-year-old former United midfielder is also understood to be in contention to become interim head coach until the end of the season along with other leading candidates Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‚ Michael Carrick and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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CHRIS WHEELER: The Norwegian was pictured today at a Waitrose store in Wilmslow‚ Cheshire‚ close to the house he owns in the area. Solskjaer's success as a temporary replacement for Jose Mourinhoin December 2018 led to him landing the job on a permanent basis for almost another three years before he was sacked in November 2021.

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CHRIS WHEELER AND MIKE KEEGAN: Ruben Amorim walked away with a £10million pay-off on Monday when he was sacked as Manchester United's head coach after 14 months in charge at Old Trafford. Amorim was summoned to the club's Carrington training base and dismissed by chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox after clashing with United's hierarchy over the last week. Under-18s coach Darren Fletcher has been installed as caretaker manager for Wednesday night's trip to Burnley‚ with United set to name an interim boss until the end of the season.

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CHRIS WHEELER AND MIKE KEEGAN: Ruben Amorim has been sacked as Manchester United's head coach with immediate effect following his outspoken rant at club bosses after Sunday's draw at Leeds. Daily Mail Sport understands that the decision to dismiss Amorim was taken by the United hierarchy on Friday‚ two days before the trip to Elland Road. The verdict followed a meeting between Amorim and United's director of football‚ Jason Wilcox‚ held after last Tuesday's 1-1 draw against bottom-placed Wolves - a match in which Amorim reverted to his preferred system of three central defenders.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Having just calmed one storm inside Elland Road with a point against Leeds‚ Ruben Amorim walked into the after-match press conference and whipped up a far greater one.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Leeds host Manchester United at Elland Road in the Premier League‚ with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the grounds.

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CHRIS WHEELER: If there was any question that Ruben Amorim's pointed comments about the transfer window on Friday had somehow been lost in translation‚ the Manchester United head coach left little room for doubt when he was pressed on the matter again ahead of Sunday lunchtime's clash with Leeds. A sullen Amorim had hinted at a blip in his relationship with the Old Trafford hierarchy - and director of football Jason Wilcox in particular - in his pre-match press conference at Carrington by revealing that he doesn't expect any new signings this month and is not having any discussions about them with the club. United have not ruled out strengthening their squad‚ but insist they will not panic buy in January and are only interested in fast-tracking deals planned for the summer.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Much has changed in Rasmus Hojlund's world since he emerged from Manchester United's dressing-room at Soldier Field in Chicago at the end of July‚ an ice pack strapped to the back of his right leg‚ and asked us rhetorically: 'Does anybody want to talk to me?' Hojlund wanted to send a message when he spoke to a media scrum that night: he was determined to stay and fight for his place at Old Trafford despite United's pursuit of Benjamin Sesko‚ and was relishing the competition. The Dane's goal against Bournemouth on pre-season tour in Chicago was to be his last for the club‚ though.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: If Manchester United's Boxing Day win over Newcastle here at Old Trafford was a bit of a Christmas turkey‚ then this was the leftovers. Ruben Amorim's side go into the New Year and the second half of the season in the top six but‚ again‚ he will take little satisfaction from this performance.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United host Wolves at Old Trafford in the Premier League plus Chelsea vs Bournemouth‚ with Chris Wheeler‚ Nathan Salt and Kieran Gill reporting from the grounds.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United host Newcastle at Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Ian Ladyman and Chris Wheeler reporting from the grounds.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Mainoo is desperate to move away from Old Trafford next month after it emerged that the 20-year-old's relationship with his boyhood club is at breaking point.

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EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS WHEELER: Former Manchester United star Nani claims the disciplinary issues at the club under Ruben Amorim would never have happened when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge at Old Trafford. Amorim offloaded Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea for £40million after the Argentina international and his brother Roberto publicly criticised him. Last week‚ Amorim took aim at United's young players over a sense of entitlement after pictures emerged on social media of Kobbie Mainoo's half-brother Jordan Mainoo-Hames‚ Chido Obi and Harry Amass having a dig at him.

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CHRIS WHEELER: It's the first significant lay-off of Fernandes' six-year United career - having only missed two games through injury and one through illness.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Crystal Palace welcome Manchester United to Selhurst Park in the Premier League‚ with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the grounds.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Joshua Zirkzee has been hankering for a first start of the season to stake his claim for a place in the United team. The Dutch forward Zirkzee got his chance and it's fair to say he blew it.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: There isn't much that should shock us in football anymore‚ but the sight of two teammates at each others' throats certainly takes some beating. So it was that Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane channelled their inner Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer - or David Batty and Graeme Le Saux for fans' of an older persuasion - at Old Trafford last night. What made it all the more ridiculous was that Everton had got off a solid start‚ and the astonishing incident in the 13th minute came after Manchester United's first foray into the danger zone.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United host Everton at Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the grounds.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Tottenham host Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium‚ with Riath Al-Samarrai‚ Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the grounds.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester United's winning run under Ruben Amorim came to a halt at Nottingham Forest‚ but at least Amad Diallo's superb late volley was enough to earn a point at the City Ground. It means that Amorim reaches his first anniversary as head coach with 10 points from the last four games‚ creating some much-needed momentum after a difficult start to the season. Daily Mail Sport assesses some of the key issues from United's 2-2 draw with Forest as Amorim embarks on his second year in charge at Old Trafford.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT THE CITY GROUND: Ruben Amorim's first year as Manchester United head coach started as it began‚ with a point away from home. Amad Diallo set up the first goal of the Portuguese boss' reign for Marcus Rashford at Ipswich last November. Here at the City Ground‚ the little Ivorian came up with a stunning late equaliser to keep United's momentum going even though their three-match winning run is at an end. It looked like new Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche would inflict a defeat on Amorim and claim his first Premier League win in charge after his side led courtesy of a quick one-two early in the second half by Morgan Gibbs-White and Nicola Savona.

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CHRIS WHEELER: The Portuguese chalks up his first year in arguably his strongest position since it was announced at the beginning of last November that he would leave Sporting Lisbon to take over at United.

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CHRIS WHEELER: United spent £236million in the summer on Bryan Mbeumo‚ Matheus Cunha‚ Benjamin Sesko‚ Senne Lammens and Diego Leon‚ and are on a high following three straight wins. Wilcox is pleased with the progress after a difficult start‚ and insists United have set high standards to ensure they are competing with the best at home and abroad as soon as it's possible to do so. Mbeumo and Cunha‚ in particular‚ have led United's revival after joining from Premier League rivals Brentford and Wolves in the summer. Sesko is settling in after a late start and Lammens has made the No 1 spot his own.

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CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: If beating Liverpool at Anfield a week ago marked the high point of Ruben Amorim's first year in charge at Manchester United‚ this wasn't far behind. On an uplifting night at Old Trafford‚ when joy‚ jubilation and ultimately relief coursed around this grand old theatre‚ United put Brighton to the sword to register their third straight win and move into the top-four‚ however temporary it may be.

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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United welcome Brighton to Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the grounds.

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CHRIS WHEELER: Slot was frustrated that United 'had a low block and played a lot of long balls' in their 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Amorim took his opportunity to reply on Friday‚ insisting he doesn't need another manager to evaluate his team‚ and he is more interested in what Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has to say ahead of United clash with the Seagulls at Old Trafford on Saturday evening.

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INTERVIEW BY CHRIS WHEELER: In the six years Bruno Fernandes has been away from Portugal‚ Manchester United 's talismanic captain and his family have got used to the grey weather and not being close to the beach. As he gazed out of a window at the club's Carrington training base on Friday morning and up at a typically moody Mancunian sky‚ Fernandes broke into a smile. 'I haven't seen a beach here‚' he admitted. 'No‚ sorry‚ I have seen one. In Bournemouth ‚ every time we play there. I go for a walk with Tom Heaton.'

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EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS WHEELER: Michael Owen says it's 'embarrassing' to blame Ruben Amorim's back-three system for the problems at Manchester United. Owen agrees with the United boss that pundits criticising Amorim's 3-4-2-1 formation might have got into his players' heads and made them question it. Several former Red Devils stars‚ including Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney‚ have been critical of Amorim's stubbornness not to ditch the system‚ which has seen United win less than half of their Premier League games this season and crash out of the Carabao Cup to Grimsby Town in the second round on penalties.

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Man United are NOT aware of the Saudi's intention to buy the club - but don't rule out the Glazers being in secret talks‚ writes CHRIS WHEELER

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Man United's bomb squad cast-offs are embarrassing Ruben Amorim on the big stage. £328m of talent flogged at almost a third of the price raises more questions of him‚ writes CHRIS WHEELER