That never came, however. Tielemans, Santos and Baleba were all signed and started against Bournemouth but the fallen giants needed more. They required a striker to fill in when Benjamin Sesko is unavailable, as he often is these days, so Mbeumo can play on his preferred right-hand side. They craved a left-back because Luke Shaw rarely stays fit and yet it was Diogo Dalot, better on the opposite side, who was played there today.Carrick is, however, now undeniably out of his depth.Players have turned on him. The former midfielder may say that his team are united but if he seriously thinks that, he’s kidding himself. Fernandes arrived today with his hood up, having not apologised publicly for his Como outburst. The body language of his team-mates was little better.