Man Utd run SIX KILOMETRES less than Fulham with Carrick’s men looking Premier League’s worst team without ball

SportFootballPremier League MANCHESTER UNITED players ran over SIX KILOMETRES less than their Fulham counterparts on Sunday. Red Devils boss Michael Carrick insisted there was nothing wrong with the urgency and effort from his players in the 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage. Manchester United salvaged a point against Fulham Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Michael Carrick has much to ponder during the international break Credit: Shutterstock Editorial But club legend Gary Neville called United a “genuine disgrace“. And the statistics back up the Sky Sports pundit rather than the man in the Old Trafford hot seat. Sign up for the Man United newsletter Thank you! According to data collected by FotMob, United players collectively covered 110.2km – a full 6.5km less than Fulham‘s 116.7km. Look into the other running metrics and it becomes even more worrying for Carrick. Fulham covered a greater distance running, sprinting, and made 10 more overall sprints than their opponents. Carrick could have been under serious pressure had Matheus Cunha not salvaged a draw with his deflected 89th-minute strike. But he is by no means out of the woods after a flat performance and dropped points against a side who have not won in the Premier League all season. SunSport Manchester United reporter Katherine Walsh said: “United are quite possibly the worst side in the Premier League at the moment out of possession. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Fulham players ran 6.5km more than their Man Utd counterparts Credit: Shutterstock Editorial “They were outworked, outmuscled, and were effectively accused of walking around the pitch by Gary Neville in his post-match interview as well as on commentary. “Us in the press box, we couldn’t quite believe what we were watching after half-time – the lack of effort, the disjointedness as well. So that is a real problem.” Carrick now has an extended international break to ponder his next move. And Neville sent him a stern warning on Sky Sports, ranting: “Very rarely do I say a team doesn’t work hard or is lacking in effort. That’s the ultimate criticism you can give a group of players. “I’m always very careful to say that, but in those first 15 minutes of that second half, and generally for the first 60 minutes, Man Utd were a genuine disgrace. Nowhere near good enough without the ball. “Michael is of course saying something different to us than he is saying privately. That would’ve really worried me. “People will ask questions about him, but he knew that when he took the job. “But there’s no panic in that sense – no one is putting pressure on Carrick – but if those types of performances continue, he will find himself in a lot of trouble. They’ve got to work harder than that for him.” Comment now