Michael Carrick walked out on to the stage at the Estadio Metropolitano on his own on Monday night. Leny Yoro and Manchester United’s press officer were a few steps behind, leaving Carrick to face the inquisition alone for a few moments.
It was a peculiar scenario and one that didn’t faze Carrick as he sat down and for the following 24 minutes fronted up to United’s disastrous start to the season and a potentially defining week that sees his struggling team exposed to two of the most intimidating environments in football.
Should his players escape from the Metropolitano intact on Tuesday evening,
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