6d
6d
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.