Utter mess! After Como thrash Manchester United, Bruno Fernandes and Michael Carrick take potshots as United's ship sinks further

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes publicly questioned manager Michael Carricks tactical setup against Como 1907 after the visitors suffered a 41 thrashing at the hands of the Italian club that were once a Serie D clubIn response to the captains remarks Carrick questioned players work rate as further cracks seem to appear in the dressing room of the Manchester United team which has suffered a turbulent start to the season so farThe defeat comes a week after defender Lisandro Martinez vented frustration over the clubrsquos hierarchy and technical director Jason Wilcox regarding summer transfers following a prior European setback against AtleticoAddressing the press after the loss to Como Fernandes shifted the focus directly onto tactical setup singling out the sidersquos pressing structureIts a decision from the staff to not press mantoman and sometimes leave a little space in behind and try to get the ball in the first moment to wait for them to give them the ball Fernandes saidThe Portuguese playmaker who has been playing for the Red Devils since 2020 said that allowing the opposite team to have the ball built their confidence and exhausted UnitedldquoBut sometimes when you give too much of the ball to these teams they get confident they have so many bodies behind the ball that make you run a lot make people get frustrated and then obviously when you recover the ball the legs are and the brain much more difficult to make it workrdquo Bruno addedWhen asked if the tactical setup was the reason for the loss Bruno took a jibe at CarrickldquoThats on the manager and on the staff to see it its not on me I just said I think sometimes we have to be more brave on the pressure trying to take a risk of getting that press very high and making them uncomfortable as they did to usMichael Carrick hits back slams player work rateMichael Carrick declined the idea that tactics were the primary reason for Uniteds loss focusing instead on missing commitment and work rate Manchester United have been outrun by their opposition during most games this seasonWe half pressed mantoman in the second half and ended up conceding a goal from that Carrick responded Whatever tactics you play if you dont run back you aint going to winWhile talking about the draw the former United playerturnedmanager admitted that he felt sorry for the fans who made the trip to Como and admitted that the result hurt him as a United fan himselfldquoI care an unbelievable amount about the supporters They are the heartbeat of this football club and they always will be For them to travel I had to apologise for the performance To have to watch a performance like that I totally feel for them There are no excuses at all It is not acceptable Its not about me Its about digesting the game and how it went That is the most important thing right nowrdquo Carrick concludedManchester United have won just two games this season against newly promoted Ipswich Town and UEFA Champions League debutants Sabah FK from Azerbaijan in 11 games across leagues The Red Devils will face Bournemouth at home at the Old Trafford in their next encounter on October 25 with pressure increasing on manager Michael Carrick as the days go by