{"id":"1793629967996-sports-show_open","slug":"carrick-denies-united-exit-talk","title":"Carrick denies United exit talk","summary":"Fabrizio Romano quoted Kobbie Mainoo saying United are “ONE win away from changing the situation”; reports at the same time said Mainoo was eager to return and fight for Michael Carrick.\n\nMichael Carrick denied feeling the next two games would be his last as Manchester United manager, saying “No… I don't feel like that, at all.” Reports at the time confirmed he was under pressure but still in charge. This appears to be a hypothetical/fan-style 68-team college football bracket, not a real announced tournament. This is a fan/analyst opinion about Wake Forest's season; it isn't a specific factual claim that needs verification for the show. This is a sarcastic opinion about Mike Norvell and playoff expansion; not a factual claim.\n\nA jury found the NFL violated antitrust law but awarded the USFL only $1 in damages; because it was an antitrust case, the award was automatically tripled to $3.","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T14:32:47.996Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Sports","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Fabrizio Romano quoted Kobbie Mainoo saying United are “ONE win away from changing the situation”; reports at the same time said Mainoo was eager to return and fight for Michael Carrick.\nSource: [utdreport.co.uk](https://utdreport.co.uk/2026/10/29/romano-says-one-man-utd-star-is-desperate-to-fight-for-michael-carrick-and-help-save-his-job/) NAMES: Kobbi (https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2117252208987435341)\n\nTRUE: Michael Carrick denied feeling the next two games would be his last as Manchester United manager, saying “No… I don't feel like that, at all.” Reports at the time confirmed he was under pressure but still in charge. This appears to be a hypothetical/fan-style 68-team college football bracket, not a real announced tournament. This is a fan/analyst opinion about Wake Forest's season; it isn't a specific factual claim that needs verification for the show. This is a sarcastic opinion about Mike Norvell and playoff expansion; not a factual claim.\nSource: [utdreport.co.uk](https://utdreport.co.uk/2026/10/29/romano-says-one-man-utd-star-is-desperate-to-fight-for-michael-carrick-and-help-save-his-job/) NAMES: Micha (https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2117253320121131492)\n\nTRUE: A jury found the NFL violated antitrust law but awarded the USFL only $1 in damages; because it was an antitrust case, the award was automatically tripled to $3.\nSource: The New York Times archive NAMES: USFL = United States Football League; NFL = National Football League; Trump = former U.S. president Donald Trump. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Marcus","text":"Morning Sports is live, I'm Marcus. Michael Carrick says he's not done at Manchester United."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm Liam. Fabrizio Romano posted on X forty minutes ago."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Asked if the next two are his last, Carrick said no."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Quote: 'I don't feel like that, at all.'"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He can say that all he wants."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The reply under that post says United have one league win, back on August thirtieth."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Against Ipswich. They need a second by Christmas."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And Kobbie Mainoo just told Fabrizio Romano they're one win away from changing the situation."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"They said that after Ipswich. Then came the losses."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Mainoo said it's been tough, results haven't come, but they need to look forward."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I've heard 'look forward' from United for years."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So you fire Carrick right now? Another manager walks in and turns it around overnight?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"No, but stop hiding behind quotes. Carrick's a club legend, but this job needs results, not sentiment."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Carrick isn't the problem. The balance in midfield is."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"If the next two aren't must-win, then what? A friendly?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"Or it's calm. You want a panicking manager? That's contagious."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I want a plan, not a calm quote. One league win and the next two are just another match?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"He said he doesn't feel like they're his last. That's confidence, not a plan."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Then why does it sound like spin? United fans would trade confidence for three points right now."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fine, three points would fix the mood. But I still think Carrick gets through this because Mainoo is back."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Speaking of confidence, Fabrizio Romano posted on X that Anthony Gordon is in Barcelona and already talking like he owns the place."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Give me the full line."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He says PSG and Real Madrid are not better than Barça."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He said that after they lost to both? I love it."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Losing to both and then saying they're not better is wild. The scoreboard disagrees."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"One bad result doesn't make PSG a better team. Barça can beat anyone."},{"host":"Liam","text":"This is the same guy who said he's still adapting after three months. Maybe show more on the pitch first."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He didn't call anyone out. He answered a question and said he enjoys these games."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I want production. He also said Mexico-England with the altitude and noise is his best match, but that's not a Barcelona victory."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"So a big-game player can't have confidence now? That's exactly the mentality Barça needs."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Confidence is fine, but after two defeats, talk is cheap. Score in the next one, then talk."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He literally said he can give a lot more. Let the kid talk."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Different world: Bracco, a social sportsbook, posted on X a sixty-eight-team college football tournament."},{"host":"Liam","text":"March Madness rules with FCS teams in? That's not real, that's a hypothetical bracket."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Right: one seeds are Miami, Ohio State, Georgia, and Indiana. FCS teams like Tarleton State and Montana State are in the field."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'd watch that for the Cinderellas, but the actual playoff just moved to twenty-four teams."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Mike Norvell wants a giant field like March Madness. TJ Salomone on X had the best line."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Let's hear it."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Norvell's in favor of a huge field so he can say Florida State finished seventy-eighth and was just on the cusp."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's brutal. But FSU fans probably don't want playoff talk after last season."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Still, a sixty-eight-team football tournament would be chaos. Give Montana State a shot at Miami and see what happens."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the fun, but football isn't basketball. You can't play three games a week."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"These are students, not robots. It's a what-if, not a real proposal."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Let people dream."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'll dream of Miami getting bounced by an FCS team on a Tuesday. Their defense would get torched."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Miami's a one seed in that fake bracket. CFB Junkies on X posted that Wake Forest has quietly become the real success story."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"They beat Louisville on the road and blew out everyone else. They deserve more respect."},{"host":"Liam","text":"If we're building a sixty-eight-team bracket, Wake Forest is scary. But I want Montana State."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fine. Give me the bracket by tomorrow."}]}