Eight games without a win has left the Manchester United manager unable to say whether he will still be in charge at Chelsea next weekend.
Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is running out of time after his side were beaten 3-0 at home by Bournemouth, a result that stretched the club's winless run to eight matches.
The Ghana Report notes that this is United's worst sequence since the 2015-16 season, and it came only days after a 4-1 defeat to Como.
At the final whistle, Carrick walked around the pitch at Old Trafford and applauded the supporters. He has done this before, but the mood this time was different. The acknowledgement was quieter than the one he gave travelling fans after the Como loss.
"The responsibility is mine"
Carrick did not try to shift blame afterwards, and he could not confirm that he would still be in the dugout for next Saturday's trip to Chelsea.
"The responsibility is mine," he said. "I totally understand the situation. I'm not expecting anything either way."
He added that he loves the club and will always do what he believes is best for it.
Before the Bournemouth game, Carrick had promised a response. Speaking on Friday as he reflected on the Como defeat, he said United "have to be a different team on Sunday." They were not.
Bigger than one manager
The reaction inside Old Trafford on the day suggests the frustration goes beyond the man in charge. Anger was directed at the club's ownership as much as at the team's performance.
That is the warning for United's senior decision-makers. If they believe that sacking the head coach and appointing a new face will settle the supporters, the atmosphere in the stands told a different story. The problems, in the view of many fans, sit at board level.
For now, Carrick remains in post without any guarantee about how long that lasts. The trip to Stamford Bridge is the next fixture, and a ninth game without a win would be difficult for any manager to survive.
Why Ghanaian fans are watching
Manchester United remain one of the most followed clubs in Ghana, with large supporter groups in Accra, Kumasi and across the diaspora in the United States. Sunday mornings and afternoons at viewing centres and in sports bars from Osu to the Bronx are often built around the club's fixtures.
For those supporters, this is a familiar pattern. United have cycled through managers repeatedly in the years since Sir Alex Ferguson left, and each change has been followed by a short lift and then another slump.
The Chelsea game, scheduled for Saturday, will be the next indicator of whether Carrick gets more time or whether United begin yet another search.
