# Manchester United rally past Roma to end nine-game winless run

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/manchester-uniteds-unlikely-one-match-winning-streak-and-hard-to-please-fans/
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:31:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T16:43:26+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/04/manchester-united-win-football-daily-newsletter
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- United ended a nine-game winless run by beating Roma.
- Carrick may have earned more time as head coach.
- A win over Aston Villa could intensify pressure on the club’s leadership.

## Summary

Manchester United came from two goals behind to beat Roma, ending a nine-game winless run and giving head coach Michael Carrick a possible reprieve. The result followed a poor first half, but the team improved after the break, prompting debate over whether fans should focus on the comeback or the weaknesses that preceded it.

Roma led 2-0 before United fought back, with a penalty described as fortunate and the visitors noted for having previously surrendered two-goal leads in the competition. Former United players Nicky Butt, Ashley Young and Wayne Rooney criticised the first-half display, while Rooney praised the second-half effort. Another home win against Aston Villa on Sunday could strengthen Carrick’s position and complicate plans by the club’s increasingly unpopular leadership to dismiss him during the international break.

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