Lisandro Martinez's self-destruction sums up a broken Man United as Michael Carrick's future hangs by a thread - and there are still questions to ask of Xabi Alonso's Chelsea, writes IAN HERBERT

Daily Mail - Oct 31, 2026

IAN HERBERT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: For a time, there seemed to be hope but it was crushed by the same fecklessness and mindlessness that is burying United alive.

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