What Man Utd need now is stability, not more changes – Pulis

BBC Sport columnist Tony Pulis explains why Bruno Fernandes' comments after Manchester United's defeat by Como showed how hard it must be to run the club at the moment. Walking into an under-achieving football club is never easy. I know, because I spent my career taking on such challenges. That was the task Michael Carrick took on in January when he was appointed Manchester United's interim manager and took over a club that was drifting deeper and deeper into mediocrity. Supporters talk about seeing a bounce when new managers take over and, from my own experiences, I do believe that to be the case. Michael certainly experienced a fantastic period where results and performances improved.

In his case, United's improvement to finish third and in the Champions League places was exceptional – and he also calmed the water behind the scenes. Yet, with every bounce, there almost always comes a return to normality. You see players who raised the level of their performance return to the level they are used to, and everything often slips back to the way it was before. That seems to be what is happening at United now but, while Carrick appears to be under increasing pressure, the club's problems are definitely not just down to who their manager is. Here, I've tried to explain what