I feel that Michael Carrick's tactics have exposed Manchester United's biggest factor that was out of his control after the Everton draw on Sunday afternoon.
My hope for back-to-back Premier League wins fell apart in the dying stages of the Red Devils' tricky test against David Moyes' men at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
However, I think a more pressing point from Manchester United's 2-2 draw against Everton became apparent with the Red Devils' tactical set-up under Michael Carrick.
It was not Carrick's approach that was at fault around Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui and Patrick Dorgu, but why the United manager was forced to do it in the first place.
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The roles of Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui and Patrick Dorgu showed how Ineos' left-back failure will haunt Michael Carrick
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I watched Yoro replace Diogo Dalot in the 84th minute of Sunday's clash and realised the shortcomings of Michael Carrick's United first-team squad depth.
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Dorgu had come on earlier after he replaced Marcus Rashford in the 70th minute, but Mazraoui's arrival for Luke Shaw at left-back in the 90th minute spoke volumes.
I know some fans will put the blame on Carrick or the United players, but I think the trifecta of Yoro, Mazraoui and Dorgu is a sign of Ineos' biggest failing in the summer.
Ineos did well with the midfield rebuild in the summer after Youri Tielemans, Andrey Santos and Carlos Baleba were signed, but the left-back situation was a concern.
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United fans — and even pundits — had repeatedly warned Sir Jim Ratcliffe's regime about the need to bring another left-back to Old Trafford in the summer window.
While Dorgu can play at left-back, the 21-year-old Danish full-back and winger is not naturally suited to the position in the same way as United veteran Luke Shaw.
I feel that Carrick's need to play Mazraoui at left-back was the biggest sign that Ineos dropped a huge clanger in the summer window with the transfer approach.
The Yoro experiment at right-back was tried in the summer, but for him to play in the role in Man Utd's 2-2 against Everton instead of Mazraoui says it all for fans.
The combination of Mazraoui, Yoro and Dorgu in the second half is something that I think United fans might see again due to the left-back conundrum facing Carrick.
The ethos of 'let's wait until next summer to do the defender overhaul' that Ineos have appeared to adopt is going to haunt United legend Carrick this season.
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