Chelsea beat Man Utd 2-0 as Carrick's side extends winless run to 7 games

Chelsea defeated Manchester United 2-0 at Stamford Bridge today, deepening the Red Devils' crisis. United started brightly and had a Matheus Cunha goal ruled out for offside in the first half, but collapsed after the break. Morgan Rogers opened the scoring before Cole Palmer converted a penalty to seal the win.

Michael Carrick admitted his side "found a way of unravelling" in the second half. "Everything was as positive as we could've hoped for" at half-time, he told Sky Sports, but a "bad goal to concede and then the penalty" turned the game. The loss extends United's winless Premier League streak to seven matches — their worst run in years.

For Nigerian fans tracking the title race and top-four battle, this result pushes Chelsea up the table while United slide further behind the Champions League places. Carrick's position grows more precarious with each defeat; social media is already debating whether the club will act before the next fixture.

United's next league game is a must-win if they hope to salvage their season. The squad's mental fragility in second halves is now a clear pattern opponents will exploit.

Can Carrick fix the second-half collapse before United's season slips away completely, or has the dressing room already tuned him out?

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/31/epl-why-man-utd-suffered-2-0-defeat-to-chelsea-carrick/