Chelsea beat Man United as Martinez sent off to pile pressure on Carrick

Published On 31 Oct 202631 Oct 2026Michael Carrick’s stay of execution as Manchester United boss may not last long after his team imploded in a 2-0 Premier League loss at Chelsea.The visitors wasted a string of chances to take the lead at Stamford Bridge on Saturday before Morgan Rogers waltzed through the heart of the United defence to open the scoring on 50 minutes.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Wounded Arsenal seek redemption in Anfield test against Liverpoollist 2 of 4‘Unacceptable insults’: Aston Villa threaten to sue Jamie Carragherlist 3 of 4Barcelona’s Flick praises Yamal’s ‘mentality’ after missing out on Ballon d’Orlist 4 of 4MLB World Series: How does baseball compare with other US sports?end of listLisandro Martinez then ruined any chance of a revival from Carrick’s men with two quickfire yellow cards, the second of which also conceded a penalty converted by Cole Palmer.Winless in nine games, their defeat leaves the 20-time English champions still just one point above the relegation zone and in danger of ending the weekend in the bottom three.Many expected Carrick to be axed following last weekend’s 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth.The former United midfiel...