While no top-flight manager has been dismissed this season, there are several who will be looking over their shoulder before November’s international break.
The scrutiny on Carrick has only intensified after the chastening 4-1 defeat by Como at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.
Following Lisandro Martinez’s critique of the club’s hierarchy last week, club captain Bruno Fernandes appeared to call out Carrick’s tactics in Como, suggesting all is not well in the Old Trafford dressing room.
Asked about Carrick’s future after the coach cut an isolated figure as he applauded the away fans alone at full-time, Match of the Day pundit Nedum Onuoha said: “Bruno Fernandes thinks the tactics were essentially wrong in this game, while Michael Carrick thinks the players weren’t running enough for the tactics to work out.
“When you find those sorts of splits it can be very hard within a dressing room to maintain that sort of energy behind the manager.
“So I think for Carrick himself to go and see those fans… he knows how bad this game was in particular.”
Tudor’s successor at Spurs, Roberto de Zerbi, has eased any pressure on him after successive wins moved them to 12th in the Premier League, while Fulham’s Alvaro Arbeloa has also moved the heat away from his future for now with back-to-back 1-0 wins.
But new Forest boss Oliver Glasner, and Sunderland’s Regis le Bris – whose side are juggling Europa League football – will be feeling a little bit anxious at the moment.
Marco Rose, another newcomer to English football, hasn’t had the most convincing domestic start with Bournemouth, who face Carrick’s United at Old Trafford on Sunday. But surely the midweek win against AC Milan, which extended their perfect Europa League start, is enough to keep the pressure off him for now?
Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage apologised to fans after the 5-0 battering by Brighton on Sunday and faces a fight to keep his job only four months after joining from Lens. His side entertain Newcastle on Sunday, another side who’s new boss, Matthias Jaissle, could do with a positive result quickly.
It may feel early to talk about managers feel the pressure, but history tells us that it might not be long before someone is on their way out.
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