Manchester United's sacking of Michael Carrick comes amid reports that he recommended four summer signings that were never brought into the club.Journalist Henry Winter, who is part of The Football Boardcast in partnership with Sky Sports, has claimed Carrick recommended Elliot Anderson, Lewis Hall, Morgan Rogers and Mateus Fernandes.But Anderson moved to rivals Man City, Rogers went to Chelsea, while Tottenham beat
Man Utd to Fernandes.Hall, meanwhile, stayed at Newcastle and has signed a new contract.Man Utd made four major summer signings - Carlos Baleba, Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans and Karl Darlow - at a cost of £155m.Following their summer business, Man Utd have endured their worst start to a league season in 40 years, which has led to Carrick's dismissal, with the club sitting in the Premier League relegation zone.
