For only the second time in the past half-century, Manchester United have conceded two or more goals in each of their opening three league fixtures, and the run has carried Michael Carrick's side to the edge of another crisis. At Goodison Park the visitors led 2-1 with the finish line in sight, only for Everton debutant Ainsley Maitland-Niles to level in the closing seconds. "It's not that bad, you know," the manager insisted calmly at the post-match press conference. Yet the reality is harsher than that — four points banked from the start of the season. Gary Neville, for his part, made no attempt to hide his alarm: "They have a liability of conceding goals and it's not going away," the former United defender warned.