Michael Carrick's departure doesn't fix Manchester United's core problem. Whoever takes over inherits a squad that has repeatedly failed to deliver, regardless of who's in the dugout. That's the reality here.
United can cycle through managers, but you can't manage your way around talent that underperforms week after week. The players bear responsibility for results, and a new boss won't change the fact that too many of them aren't good enough or aren't committed enough.
This isn't about tactics or formations anymore. It's about roster construction. United spent heavily and got depth at certain positions, but when matches matter, too many players go missing. The club needs to move bodies in the transfer window. Not marginal tweaks. Real changes.
A fresh manager gets a honeymoon period. Fans and players usually respond to change. But that window closes fast if the squad doesn't have the quality or character to sustain a title push. United's ownership and recruitment team built this roster. They own the mess.
The next manager walks into a difficult situation because the previous manager wasn't the problem. The players were.