# Carrick and Fabregas: United vs Como

> Manchester United manager Ten Hag and Michael Carrick clash over leadership in Champions League match.
- Title: Carrick and Fabregas: United vs Como · the Guardian | Shortify
- Summary: Manchester United manager Ten Hag and Michael Carrick clash over leadership in Champions League match.
- Keywords: michael carrick, cesc fabregas, manchester united, como, champions league, ten hag, sports, Carrick, Fabregas, United, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/football/live/2026/oct/21/como-v-manchester-united-champions-league-live
- Published: 2026-10-21T17:40:44+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: michael carrick, cesc fabregas, manchester united, como, champions league, ten hag, sports
## Carrick's role at United
Michael Carrick says he doesn't need reassurance about his role at Manchester United.

> I don’t need any reassurance. It’s pretty clear. I know the role, I know my responsibilities. I don’t need anyone else to tell me when it’s going well or when it needs to be better. There’s not much I can really elaborate on that. I know we’ve got to win football games for everything to flow and everything to fit into place.
## Fabregas on Carrick
Cesc Fabregas says Michael Carrick is a great footballer and manager at Manchester United.

> As you can understand I won’t answer that question because I think that’s not a very nice question. I don’t think that shows enough respect to a great footballer and manager like Michael Carrick at the helm of a wonderful Manchester United side.
## Match context
Manchester United has €928.80m squad value vs Como's €568.15m; both teams have one win and one loss in Champions League.
## Key takeaway

Manchester United manager Ten Hag and Michael Carrick discuss Carrick's future role after Como's Champions League match.