Claims extracted
28
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Uncertain
7%
2 of 28 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick has dismissed a theory the Old Trafford club is unmanageable.
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club → publish → theory
Carrick is clinging on to his job after a desperate run of seven games without a win before Sunday's Premier League home game against Bournemouth (14:00 GMT).
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Carrick → cling → Bournemouth
The pressure on him has been heightened by controversial comments from senior players Lisandro Martinez and Bruno Fernandes attacking the club's recruitment and his tactics.
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pressure → heighten → recruitment
If Carrick were to lose his job, it would be the third change of manager in as many seasons and mean eight long-term bosses, including Ralf Rangnick, have lost their jobs after failing to get close to the heights of Sir Alex Ferguson, who retired in 2013.
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who → lose → 2013
Given the pressure on the club is heightened by the number of prominent ex-players who have their own media outlets, and the proliferation of fan channels that attract large numbers of viewers, there is an argument it makes United an impossible club to manage.
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United → give → viewers
Carrick had a one-word answer to that notion: "No."
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Carrick → have → notion
However, Carrick does take issue with some of the claims made about his team by former professionals and casual observers.
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Carrick → take → professionals
He is vexed at the sense his team do not run enough, and do not press the opposition when they are out of possession.
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they → vex → possession
Carrick has accepted the general performance of his team in a 4-1 Champions League defeat at Como on Wednesday was "unacceptable".
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performance → accept → Wednesday
However, he does not see how claims his team do not press stand up to much scrutiny.
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team → see → scrutiny
"You've got to be careful with just saying 'not running'," he said.
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he → get → ?
"We've won a lot of games over a period of time and this pressing thing; pressing is one small part of football.
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pressing → win → football
"There are all sorts of different ways that are classed as a press.
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that → be → press
What are you doing it for?
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you → do → it
Is it covering up other spaces?
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it → cover → spaces
"It's just thrown about as a bit of a word at the minute.
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You don't necessarily need to press to win games of football.
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You → need → football
Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't.
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you → do → ?
"It's not necessarily just running stats that define football games either.
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"We've just got to get back to doing a lot of the things that we were doing last season and for certain parts of this season."
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we → get → season
Carrick gets Sir Alex Ferguson's backing
Although Carrick was appointed ahead of his former boss and team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Ruben Amorim's replacement in January, the pair remain close.
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pair → get → January
Solskjaer drove up to United's base in Trondheim before the pre-season victory over Rosenborg in July to spend time with Carrick and his backroom team.
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Solskjaer → drive → Carrick
They have been in touch this week, with Carrick also confirming he had spoken to Ferguson, who is a regular at matches as he approaches his 85th birthday.
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he → confirm → birthday
Ferguson signed Carrick from Tottenham in 2006 and also managed the midfielder's Manchester United team in his testimonial game at Old Trafford in 2017.
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Ferguson → sign → 2017
"I speak to both of them quite regularly," he said.
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he → speak → them
Carrick is convinced he can turn the situation around but knows he needs his underperforming squad to deliver against Bournemouth.
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squad → convince → Bournemouth
"I definitely trust them, 100%," he said.
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he → trust → them
We have to be a different team on Sunday."
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We → have → Sunday
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