Michael Carrick is under pressure, and it’s hardly any news when it comes to Manchester United. Every manager since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure 13 years ago has been under huge pressure, the question was only how quickly the pressure arrived during his tenure. For Carrick that time is already now, in October. After some bad results before the international break, the fans expected a win over sorry Tottenham, but instead, the 10-men Spurs managed an injury-time draw. And after that ‘bitter pill’ comes the tricky away game at Madrid, against Atletico.##LINKED_NEWS_69778##Carrick is second-favourite for a sack (after Fulham’s Arbeloa), but he tried to point out that long-term managers have proved to be good solutions, like Cholo Simeone.“Building something takes a journey and you’ve got to overcome things. I’m sitting here with a coach that’s been here a long, long time and I’m sure there’s times when there’s been waves when it hasn’t quite gone to plan. They’ve had huge successes and winning leagues and being around the late stages of the Champions League, but there’ve been times when it hasn’t gone quite to plan. To achieve anything, you’ve got to be able to deal with things that are difficult, you’ve got to overcome things. It pains me to say, but the one that won the league in our country last season has been there for a long period of time. It’s seven years, and the first two seasons were, correct me if I’m wrong, maybe eighth or seventh. I think he’s done an incredible job, Mikel, and that’s another example. We’re talking about Sir Alex and Diego Simeone who’ve gone on for a lot longer than that and built something incredibly special at both football clubs” said Carrick.##LINKED_NEWS_69228##Manchester coach also had interesting comments about the club’s worst start in 40 years (a run of one win in six league games).“I love this part, of sometimes when it’s not quite going for you, you see who’s really there, you see within the group, the players, the squad, the club, who’s really there and who wants to be here for the long term. You see who is really attached to it and who it really means something to. The supporters are there, they’re desperate for it, and we’ve got to give them something. I think you’ve got to embrace the challenges to get to where you want to be. We’re right there now in the middle of it, but totally believe that we’ll work through it”.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 2Tuesday19.45: (2.50) Lens (3.45) Sporting (2.75)19.45: (3.50) Sabah (3.50) Slavia Praha (2.05)22.00: (1.20) Arsenal (6.75) Lille (14.0)22.00: (2.00) Atl.Madrid (4.00) Man.Utd. (3.40)22.00: (8.50) Galatasaray (6.00) Barcelona (1.30)22.00: (1.25) Inter (6.50) Club Brugge (10.0)22.00: (1.75) RB Leipzig (4.60) PSV (3.80)22.00: (18.0) Viking (11.0) Bayern (1.10)22.00: (2.15) Villareal (3.50) Napoli (3.30)##SOFASCORE_<iframe id="sofa-standings-embed-138314-96518" src="https://widgets.sofascore.com/embed/tournament/138314/season/96518/standings?widgetTitle=UEFA+Champions+League&showCompetitionLogo=true&widgetTheme=light" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="width:100%!important; height:1763px!important;max-width:768px!important;"></iframe><div style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left"> Standings provided by <a target="_blank" href="https://sofascore.com/">Sofascore</a> </div>##
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