3-1. That was the score as Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City, a result that dropped Manchester United into 18th place and the Premier League relegation zone. Nine games in, Michael Carrick's side are in the bottom three for the first time at this stage of a season since November 1986, when they sat 21st after 15 matches, and the crisis has deepened further.
That 1986 slump cost Ron Atkinson his job and brought Sir Alex Ferguson to the club. Now the pressure on Carrick is reaching its peak, with Eddie Howe (8/13) and Julian Nagelsmann (11/4) tipped as potential successors.
