Manchester United have confirmed that Michael Carrick has been sacked as manager following a dreadful start to the season.

Despite being able to claw their way back from 2-0 down to draw 4-4 with Aston Villa last weekend, United currently sit in the relegation zone with just eight points after 10 games.

Michael Carrick wanted Man Utd to sign Elliot Anderson, Lewis Hall, Morgan Rogers and Mateus Fernandes

United did strengthen their squad before the season started after bringing in Carlos Baleba, Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos. However, it appears that Carrick wanted more.

Football journalist Henry Winter has revealed on X that Carrick was keen for Elliot Anderson, Lewis Hall, Morgan Rogers and Mateus Fernandes to be brought to Old Trafford, only for Ineos not to follow through on his recommendations.

It is something that the club’s owners now likely regret, with Anderson and Rogers particularly thriving following their respective moves to Manchester City and Chelsea.

Carrick has seen what Rogers is capable of first-hand this season following his excellent solo goal in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over United last month.

A lot was said about Rogers’ £117m fee when he joined Chelsea, a fee United clearly did not want to pay. But not much is being said about it now following his immediate impact at Stamford Bridge.

Man Utd needed Lewis Hall

For as good as Rogers has been this season, United probably needed Hall more than his England teammate and Carrick’s other failed targets. Left-back has been a real issue for the Red Devils, with Diogo Dalot really struggling there right now.

It is not even the 27-year-old’s natural position, and even if it were, Hall would still be the better option. Hall is one of the best left-backs in the Premier League, with the Newcastle United star being very well-rounded. He is a modern-day full-back who can defend and attack.

The England international is a really good ball carrier, for example. According to FotMob, Hall is completing 1.30 dribbles per 90 minutes and is outperforming 94% of left-backs in the Premier League.

Defensively, Hall is making 8.81 defensive contributions per 90, which puts him in the top 15%. After selling Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes, it was always going to be tough for United to convince Newcastle to sell Hall. But the fact that they did not sign a left-back at all is very disappointing.