15 Oct 2026 10:54:03
I read this rumour and it makes sense
Carrick lost the dressing room following the reintegration of Rashford into the squad. Apparently Carrick assured Rashford that he would play a major role in his plans for the season. However, this reportedly raised concerns among other players, particularly Cunha, who wanted clarity on his role given that he and Rashford operate in similar positions.
Cunha is understood to have approached Carrick over the situation, but Carrick reassured him that Rashford's return would not affect his playing time.
Despite those assurances, Carrick's decision to repeatedly start both players together, even when the combination wasn't working, reportedly became a source of frustration within the squad.
The Manchester City game was reportedly the breaking point.
That was the moment several players lost faith in Carrick's decisions, with trust in Carrick said to have deteriorated significantly. They also say there is also growing discontent among some players over the board's decision to sack Ruben Amorim last season. They reportedly believe Amorim had established a clearer footballing structure and that the team performed better under him, despite the disappointing results.
Lisandro Martínez is reportedly among those who hold this view which could also explain his apparent frustration after the match against Atlético Madrid.
15 Oct 2026 11:23:02
So basically what the non-Glazerite fans have said all along.
15 Oct 2026 11:44:09
The club brought in a manger to rebuild the culture, squad and win. From the recent Bruno interview, the squad were behind the tough decisions, freezing certain players out, getting certain players out and going through the pain of change. The squad were told according to the interview the board fully support the process and know its going to be hard and get worse before it gets better. The squad were apparently happy with this.
The board did the worst possible thing, they pulled the plug early because the manager called them out publicly as they didn't fulfil their end of the deal from the managers perspective and bring in players in Jan.
The team then see the players that they had first hand experience of coming back in and replacing players that helped the team finish third last year. No reinforcements coming in to positions they know they need support in when playing more than once a week.
15 Oct 2026 11:54:20
It would be interesting how things would have played out if Amorim didn't call out Wilcox and nail his own coffin. I personally wish that were the case. I'm not sure where we go from here.
15 Oct 2026 12:38:06
You all seem to forget the football was dire under RA
I'm not having it that this is all because Rashford come back in, that's codswallop, why would Cunha not just work harder and show he is better than Rashford, Sorry RedMan your playing a tune to your own narrative because you hate Rashford and Bruno too by the way.
Cunha been useless all season any player worth his sort would show he is better not down tools
More likely scenario is what Martinez alluded to, they are trying to do exactly same as last season and they been found out and they have not evolved, clearly players don't believe in methods or coaching or training but to try lay that at Rashford door is diabolical, because you heard it on social media.
15 Oct 2026 13:07:52
JSU,
I didn't write the rumour, I saw it and posted it and it makes sense in terms of general people management.
15 Oct 2026 13:31:52
Where did you see it redman i'd like to read that article.
15 Oct 2026 15:14:19
I think the key thing Martinez was talking about was constant and regular change of the Manager. We don't know the full story but maybe it is about them trying to bond and work together yet the higher structures keep interfering and sticking their nose in.
Does Wilcox come into the dressing room try to give team talks or undermine the management for instance? There is something deeper here that we are not seeing.
15 Oct 2026 15:23:50
Stan not a chance that is happening, so self respecting manager of any level would allow that to happen . Strange how different people hear the same words but hear something else completely different
RedMan where did you read that, I like to see who wrote it?
15 Oct 2026 16:51:16
Ken
Not an article but a rumour and not sure origin but I bet social media somewhere like Twitter.
15 Oct 2026 17:17:06
Lest we forget RA wasn't pulling up any trees and the football United played def improved after he left. He is not setting Serie A alight either which is a much easier league than ours.
Nearly all United supporters know that fundamentally it's the failure to buy better defenders which is really hurting the team. If United concede at least one goal every game it puts huge pressure on the rest of the team to get a win as they must score at least two goals.
15 Oct 2026 17:53:37
Salford
Amorim is history but when you bring a transformation manager like him in it's to make tough choices. Big transformation doesn't happen quickly and I was very comfortable that Amorim was taking tough decisions for the better. Vision and plan.
Yes results improved initially but the football gradually worsened, we have fallen back to where we were again. RA has gone.
Yes buying ordinary and missing targets has hurt us. But the manager situation is a disaster and it is clear there is a poor spirit in the squad.
15 Oct 2026 18:07:55
Renewing the complete defence won't solve the problem of poor midfield and attackers and lack of pace in this team, your clearly pinning hopes on defence fixes this, the players been bought are miles from what's required at United I think this squad gone backwards and what is it 400 million in last 2 summers everyone of them is squad player at best.
I know our standards have slipped but if anyone thinks we got any great players apart from Bruno is this squad our standards are even lower then I thought not one of them makes City or Arsenal team not even sure any make Liverpool team
No strikers, slow 2 or 3rd rate midfield no defenders even worth a mention and a GK that if we are being honest and not judging him against Onana is a number 2 pushing to be number 1.
couple that with inexperienced team of coaches that's United now plus the idiots running the lunatic ex player retirement home.
15 Oct 2026 20:40:32
The football improved after Amorim?! Is that a joke? Every single player in the squad has regressed since Carrick arrived. Amad, Mbuemo and Cunha were all looking good under Amorim. We had two good (smash and grab) games against City and Arsenal, and then the rest of the games under Carrick last season had more than a sprinkling of luck.
Since then the football has been absolutely dire. I see without doubt the theory that the fitness instilled in the squad by RA was what carried Carrick through those final games of the season. Our passiveness and general lack of a gameplan or plan B this year are blindingly apparent.
15 Oct 2026 21:13:48
Why should Cunha have to work harder to prove himself? Rashford sooked his way out for his dream move, clearly worked harder over there but has only crawled back with his tail between his legs cause they didn't want him. he should have had to work his way back in and not starting from the get go.