MANCHESTER United rescued a 1-1 draw against Fulham thanks to Matheus Cunha’s late equaliser on Sunday, but the pressure is mounting on boss Michael Carrick after their latest lacklustre display.
Carrick’s side were in dire need of a victory at Craven Cottage but instead left grateful for a point.
United fell behind in the second half to a farcical own goal from Lisandro Martinez, who diverted the ball into his own net after Senne Lammens had saved Calvin Bassey’s shot.
Although Cunha’s last-gasp leveller spared United from a third successive defeat, there was little reason for celebration for Carrick and his beleaguered team.
United have just one win in five Premier League matches and already trail leaders Manchester City by 10 points.
They have lost three of their first seven games in all competitions this season and head into the international break with Carrick under intense scrutiny.
Carrick has insisted that he does not care about his future at Old Trafford.
But after successive gut-punch defeats against Manchester City and Brighton, this was another setback to his reeling regime.
Shell-shocked by Erling Haaland’s winner for City in last weekend’s derby , which the referees’ governing body later admitted should have been disallowed United blew a 2-0 lead against Brighton in the League Cup third round on Wednesday.
Barely escaping with a draw against second-from-bottom Fulham was another indignity in a season already full of forgettable moments for United.
Expected to at least match last season’s third place finish, United have gone backwards since Carrick was appointed as manager on a permanent basis following his successful interim spell.
United return to action with a home game against bottom of the table Tottenham on October 10, with Carrick and Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi both desperate for a win that would turn the tide.
