Jeers and defensive crisis - Carrick facing first big Man Utd test
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Jeers and defensive crisis - Carrick facing first big Man Utd testTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, Okafor fires Leeds to victory at Manchester UnitedBySimon StoneManchester United reporter at Old TraffordPublished4 minutes ago1 CommentsTwenty-four hours earlier, Chelsea were the team with everything to prove when they took on Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. Now - after a home defeat by Leeds - Manchester United and head coach Michael Carrick travel to London on Saturday with major questions for them to answer as well.It had been anticipated Carrick and his team would have a 10-point cushion and be cruising to a place in next season's Champions League.Instead, they know defeat will cut their advantage to four, with a queue of clubs desperate to take advantage of any weakness.A first home defeat in his 11-game tenure, one victory in four games, no clean sheet in five, a potential central defensive crisis and boos ringing in his ears at half-time. This is unchartered territory for Carrick, who has seemed so unflappable since replacing Ruben Amorim in January.Now the pressure is well and truly on.To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, Martinez red card a 'shocking decision' - CarrickCentral defensive issuesOver the next 48 hours, Manchester United will find out whether Harry Maguire will receive an additional punishment for his red card at Bournemouth last month after he was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) for something he said to fourth official Matt Donohue as he made his way off the field.An additional suspension would rule him out of the Chelsea game, which Matthijs de Ligt is almost certain to miss as he deals with a long-term back problem.Martinez will also miss out - plus home games against Brentford and Liverpool - after he was dismissed for violent conduct for pulling Do...





