Manchester United v Aston Villa LIVE: Michael Carrick faces uncertain future despite unbelievable Premier League comeback

“Disappointed we haven’t won the game. I thought we were the better team for large parts of the game. We’ve given them… we’ve made it difficult for ourselves with the goals that we’ve given away.

“Not just giving away one… but it’s kind of two [games] in succession that put us in such a difficult position.

We did it the other night, We did it again today, and then come back into the game. We could have won it in the end, so I’m disappointed that we haven’t won the game.”

There was a slightly tetchy end to Michael Carrick’s interview with Sky Sports, but the Manchester United said he expects to keep working with his players over the international break.

He said: “We haven’t won enough games, but I expect to move forward and keep working on things that we’ve been working on and showing a lot of the good in the game today, tighten up on a few mistakes and win football matches.”

As the Manchester United players who had been told they were not fit to wear the shirt, in perhaps the earliest ever airing of that chant in footballing history, celebrated a second ridiculous comeback in five days, the Stretford End launched into a different chorus.

They had told the team they were unworthy of representing them after a mere five minutes, had cheered in damning fashion when the dreadful Diogo Dalot was substituted, had been vitriolic about the Glazer family, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Jason Wilcox. But United left the pitch in the relegation zone while their supporters serenaded Michael Carrick.

“It’s hard to believe it’s not Scholes,” they sang. In one respect, it was hard to believe it was not Sir Alex Ferguson, plucking results from nowhere. In another, it was hard to believe this was not the prelude to a sacking.

It may still be. United have one win in 11 games, one point in three in the Premier League but Carrick is starting to specialise in escapology. Bournemouth had seemed the end for him, Roma looked it when his side were 2-0 down. Aston Villa seemed his valedictory game twice, before two two-goal comebacks.

Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens was forward for the late corner, and appeared to make no attempt to win the ball from the Bruno Fernandes cross. He instead looked to block Zion Suzuki from gathering the cross, which left Patrick Dorgu free to score the equaliser.

Certainly, Villa will not be happy.

According to Opta, Manchester United are the first team in Premier League history to trail by two goals and level twice in the same game.

It was that kind of night. No one is really sure what to make of it.

Despite rescuing a point, Manchester United remain in the Premier League’s bottom three and will remain there for the international break. It’s just one win from 10 games this season, but a 4-4 draw against Aston Villa still sounds a lot better than a 4-2 defeat.

Unai Emery removed his jacket as he stormed down the tunnel before full-time.

Villa appeared on course for a comfortable win, before substitute Joshua Zirkzee pulled one back in the 92nd minute.

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki had been targeted by United all game and flapped at the cross as Patrick Dorgu in a 96th-minute equaliser.

The Manchester United fans are cheering Michael Carrick’s name as he applauds and walks down the tunnel.

Not sure anyone knows what this means for his future, though.

What the heck just happened.

United were dead and buried, twice.

They trailed by two going into stoppage time.

90+9 mins: We’re still playing!

Can United find a winner?

Dalot smashes a cross along the face of goal.