Man United settle for 1-1 draw; Brighton crush Palace

Manchester United ended a turbulent week with a frustrating 1-1 draw at Leeds on Sunday that does little to ease the pressure on beleaguered manager Michael Carrick. The Red Devils travelled to the home of their bitter rivals desperate to find a spark but were forced to settle for a point after Dominic Calvert-Lewin cancelled out Bryan Mbeumo's first-half opener. United now have just one win in seven league games this season and are winless in their past six matches in all competitions. Carrick — in his first full season in charge — is scrambling for answers, with his team looking short of quality and confidence. The sense of a growing crisis at Old Trafford was exacerbated by a midweek outburst from defender Lisandro Martinez, who took aim at the United hierarchy after a 2-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Carrick chose to focus on the positives after Sunday's game at Elland Road, insisting that the draw was a step in the right direction. "If there's any weakness, it gets found out today," he told Sky Sports. "I could feel before the game that the players were ready for it. It wasn't perfect, our confidence isn't sky-high, but the players were trying to do...