Michael Carrick takes fresh swipe at referees as Man United face defensive crisis for Chelsea match

SportFootballMichael Carrick takes fresh swipe at referees as Man United face defensive crisis for Chelsea matchHarry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez are both unavailable for Saturday’s trip to ChelseaSimon Peach Friday 17 April 2026 17:35 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":"b2960025","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/carrick-man-united-chelsea-referees-maguire-martinez-b2960025.html","title":"Michael Carrick takes fresh swipe at referees as Man United face defensive crisis"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-7891","index":0}Michael Carrick is frustrated with decisions that have gone against Man United (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire)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}Michael Carrick has expressed profound disappointment regarding recent refereeing decisions that have...