The honeymoon period is well and truly over for Michael Carrick.
After what was a dream first six months at the helm while in interim charge of Manchester United, reality seems to have smacked both him and his squad in the face.
Eight games, two wins. Not exactly great, is it?
There were certainly some who expected Carrick and Co to build on the brilliant job they did last season by getting off to a flying start as the permanent boss.
They did win their opening game in the Champions League, but that was against Azerbaijani side Sabah – if they lost that, there would have been a riot.
While it’s still early days in Carrick’s tenure, the pressure is certainly there, and I imagine, despite what he says, he is really feeling it.
There is plenty of time to turn things around, of course, but Carrick really needs to start doing that sooner rather than later.
Pressure can make diamonds in some cases… he will want to be one of those cases.
