Slowly sleepwalking into an all-too familiar autumnal crisis, Manchester United desperately seek to avoid a third straight defeat in all competitions in Sunday’s Premier League bottom-half battle with Fulham at Craven Cottage.
The Red Devils suffered a catastrophic collapse in their 3-2 EFL Cup loss to Brighton & Hove Albion in midweek, while the hosts coincidentally edged out West Ham United by the same scoreline.
For the first time in half a century – before the head coach was even born – Man United
lost at Old Trafford after taking a two-goal lead, surrendering a healthy advantage to Brighton a year on from their embarrassing Grimsby Town elimination.
While Red Devils fans could rightly point fingers at the officiating team in their Manchester derby defeat – albeit as well as their 11 men who could not break down 10 men – Wednesday’s woeful effort was all on Carrick and his crop, who have also won just one of their four Premier League games so far in 2026-27.
Furthermore, only one of the visitors’ six showdowns in all tournaments this season has seen Carrick’s men keep a clean sheet – their 4-0 Champions League crushing of Sabah – and Man United have conceded at least twice in four of their other five fixtures.
That sorry sequence includes both of their Premier League road trips so far to Hull City (2-0) and Everton (2-2), meaning Man United could fail to win their first three top-flight away games in a single season for the second year running.
Premier League Schedule
It’s an afternoon kickoff in the UK, which means a 11:30 a.m. kickoff on the East Coast of the U.S.
Premier League Channel
The match is on Sky Sports Premier League in the UK. Those Stateside can watch on USA. For Spanish language coverage, tune into Telemundo. In Canada, it’s on DAZN and Fubo.
Everyone else, head on over to LiveSoccerTV to find your viewing options.
Predicted Lineup
Manchester United possible starting lineup: (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Mainoo, Tielemans; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Cunha; Sesko
