This was the end for Michael Carrick after his gang of the damned were relentlessly dismantled 3-0 by Bournemouth... he will be the next to walk into Man United's endless winter

Middleborough manager Michael Carrick faces the sack after a 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth, with the columnist suggesting he will be the next casualty at Manchester United.

Oliver Holt's column at Old Trafford reflects on Manchester United's managerial turmoil, drawing parallels between Michael Carrick's position at Middlesborough and the fates of previous United managers. Mourinho, Solskjaer and Ten Hag have all been dismissed, and Holt suggests Carrick faces a similar reckoning after Middlesborough's heavy 3-0 loss to Bournemouth. The piece examines the cyclical nature of managerial failure at Old Trafford and the club's inability to sustain success.