Michael Carrick shows shades of Alex Ferguson as Man Utd secure vital win over Chelsea

SportFootballMichael Carrick shows shades of Alex Ferguson as Man Utd secure vital win over ChelseaChelsea 0-1 Manchester Utd: A well-taken goal from Matheus Cunha snatched a smash-and-grab win for the visitors to take them 10 points clear of the BluesChris Wilson at Stamford Bridge Saturday 18 April 2026 23:03 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960404","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-manchester-united-michael-carrick-alex-ferguson-premier-league-result-b2960404.html","title":"Carrick shows shades of Ferguson as Man Utd secure vital win over Chelsea"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-4853","index":0}United are now well-placed to qualify for next season’s Champions League (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Much has been made of Manchester Unite...