Liverpool grab home win, Man United slump to another defeat as pressure mounts on Carrick

LIVERPOOL, England, Oct 25 : Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 on Sunday to grab their first home win of the Premier League season while Manchester United slumped to an embarrassing 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth that will heap further pressure on under-fire manager Michael Carrick, who benched captain Bruno Fernandes. 

The Portuguese playmaker was left out of the starting team after criticising Carrick's tactics in a 4-1 Champions League defeat to Italian side Como in midweek.

Any hope that the move might inspire the rest of the side evaporated when Rayan scored for the Cherries in the 38th minute, with Marcus Tavernier adding a second goal before the break. 

Evanilson's superb third had a trickle of fans head for the exits, and that trickle became a flood as the end approached with Fernandes still on the bench and very little sign that United would be capable of mounting any sort of comeback. 

With the final whistle greeted by a loud chorus of boos, the defeat left Carrick's side in 16th place on seven points, one above the relegation zone, and they are without a win in the league since beating Ipswich Town 5-2 on August 30.

WHAT NEXT FOR CARRICK? 

The only consolation for the beleaguered coach came from the fans who remained to cheer him as he left the pitch before booing the players who had again failed to deliver on the field.

"It wasn't a farewell from me. I'm mixed emotions, I'm feeling it for my players, they're going through a tough spell. Some of it we can help, some of it, the situation unravels and the boys are feeling it at the moment," he told Sky Sports before admitting that his future was uncertain. 

"It's a tough situation, there's no hiding from it. What it looks like and what's next I really don't know. I