Defiant Michael Carrick's monologue was straight out of the Sir Alex Ferguson playbook but his powerful words will be empty unless he can drag Man United from the depths of despair, writes CHRIS WHEELER

CHRIS WHEELER: Not since Sir Alex Ferguson's opening monologues has a Manchester United manager begun his weekly press conference at Carrington without taking a question.

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