Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick has praised the backing he has received from the club's fans and says he is "not offended" by the protest planned before Sunday's Premier League encounter with Fulham.

Carrick has a 100% record in his second spell in charge following unexpected wins against Manchester City and Arsenal.

Despite the improvement following Ruben Amorim's dismissal and the fact United moved into the Premier League top four for the first time this season following the Arsenal success, the 1958 fans' group is pushing ahead with its protest.

The group claims it expects between 5,000 and 6,000 fans to attend the protest march, although given it will start an hour before kick-off from either side of the stadium and meet in the middle by the 'Law, Best, Charlton' statue outside Old Trafford, exact numbers will be difficult to quantify.

Organisers say they have "a few surprises in store".

"Our protest has never been about performances on the pitch, not now, and not once in the last 21 years," they argue.

"We are judging a dysfunctional ownership model that has repeatedly failed."

In his autobiography, Carrick said...