Michael Carrick delivered an opening five-minute monologue to the press amid mounting questions over his future at Manchester United.Carrick is facing a desperate fight to save his job after a shocking start to the 2026/27 season. United boss Carrick hasn’t led his side to victory in all competitions since September 10GettyHe was put in front of the media on Friday – with reporters expecting to grill him on the sorry state of affairs at Old Trafford. However, Carrick had other ideas, and delivered a lengthy speech before fielding any questions from the floor.The former Red Devils midfielder outlined his passion for the club in a staunch defence of his position. “I’ll start today,” Carrick began. “I just want to say a few things. I think recently, we haven’t had a good time, I think that’s pretty obvious, I totally accept what we’re going through at the moment.“We had five months of relative success in a spell where I was happy with a lot of things I was seeing that we were doing as a team. We haven’t done well enough lately, I think that’s pretty obvious to say.“We’ve had a spell that we’re really not happy with, Wednesday was a bad night. It was a bad night for a lot of reasons, and it hurt a lot. It hurt me to see us play that way, see how the game panned out.“As I said after the game, it was really unacceptable for us to play like that and to be like that.“The supporters are a huge part of this football club, for me to see the supporters have to make the effort and time, and spend the money to come support us, and have the feeling after the game like we felt was a tough moment.”He added: “My responsibility is to get a team on the pitch that represents this football club, represents the supporters and they can be proud of it with the identity that we show.“We have gone away from that just recently in certain games, which I’m fully aware of and definitely doing something about.“I think it’s important we all recognise that. I certainly recognise it. Our supporters are of the utmost importance to me and this football club.“For them to feel like they felt for five months at the start of the year and have that about us, that connection and that real vigour, intensity and enjoyment and passion is something we need to get back to.“We will get back to it. I fully believe that.”Skip to 14:50 in the video above to watch Carrick’s message in full.This is a developing story and is being updated.For the latest updates, breaking news alerts, and comprehensive analysis, refresh this page or follow our real-time news coverage by watching and listening to talkSPORT live.For broader context, explore related coverage on our homepage for the top trending stories. For the latest talkSPORT videos, download the app.talkSPORT cares about getting it right, not just getting it first and because this is a developing situation, details will change. We will be updating this page constantly with verified info, expert takes, and official statements.Stay tuned for further developments as this story continues to break.