Barney RonayâÂÂs Manchester United verdict is scathing.
Michael Carrick is miles away from being the actual story here. For the record, the United manager is now a little more pre-doomed, pre-sacked, pretty much already lounging around in one of those holiday adverts with Tony Pulis joshing about whatâÂÂs for lunch. This defeat means United havenâÂÂt won a game since early September. At full time only the fact that Coventry and Sunderland would be playing each other later in the afternoon ruled out the prospect of an end-of-day bottom place.
HereâÂÂs Jacob SteinbergâÂÂs report from Stamford Bridge.
Here was a moment to symbolise UnitedâÂÂs decline under the Glazers and Sir Jim Ratcliffe. MartÃÂnez has had a lot to say about those above him recently, but this is a player who should have been sold along. United have too many in that category and it is hard to see a change of manager alone fixing the problem.
A dead man talking?
âÂÂThereâÂÂs no words IâÂÂm going to explain to you now that makes it any different,â he said. âÂÂItâÂÂs not going to change it. WeâÂÂve got to move forward and win matches, itâÂÂs as simple as that.âÂÂ
Good morning, and welcome. Another Sunday, another day of speculation about Michael Carrick? Well, probably. ThereâÂÂs also Liverpool v Arsenal, as the Gunners try to shake off their midweek visit to the north west, and Andoni Iraola attempts to keep his team rolling along.
All that and the latest news and reaction from SaturdayâÂÂs games.