A lacklustre United suffered a 4-1 hammering at the hands of the Serie A outfit led to Carrick criticising his players afterwards for insufficient commitment, while captain Bruno Fernandes instead challenged the tactical approach from Carrick and his staff.

It presents an image of a club in turmoil ahead of Sunday's Premier League encounter against Bournemouth at Old Trafford, with Carrick remaining evasive when questioned about his own prospects in Como on Wednesday evening.

"I've not give my own position any thought - this is for the supporters - I was one of them watching that and I wasn't happy at all," he said.

When quizzed on whether he had thought about stepping down, Carrick responded: "It's not about me right now, and my feelings in that regard. It's more of as a team and as a football club, what we want to look like, what we should look like.

"The club and the players need to understand that.

"Unfortunately for us - especially when it comes to the players - those who join expect to win trophies, win games, and reach the highest level, but unfortunately, that's been very difficult at this club in recent years. That's the situation."