Ever since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement 13 years ago, Manchester United have been stuck in football’s equivalent of purgatory and a chastening experience in Hull suggests they could be there a while longer. Michael Carrick’s permanent appointment was supposed to hail a new era at Old Trafford ...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/22/hull-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report)