Michael Carrick looking to rekindle some Old Trafford historical magic against AS Roma to save job

Michael Carrick looking to rekindle some Old Trafford historical magic against AS Roma to save jobManchester United welcome AS Roma to Old Trafford in the Champions League tonight.The Red Devils have three points from a possible nine and desperately need a victory tonight to get their Champions League campaign back on track.This is due to a 0-2 loss to Atlético Madrid and a 1-4 loss to 1907 Como a couple of weeks ago.Here are three storylines to get the blood racing.Big nights vs AS RomaUnited have enjoyed some big nights against AS Roma in recent years.They have won five out of eight matches, losing two and drawing one.The most famous would be the 7-1 victory over the Romans in 2007, which saw United qualify for the Champions League semi-final.The now manager, Michael Carrick, was playing in that match and scored two spectacular strikes.In April 2021, they also took apart the Italian side 6-2 in the Europa League semi-final.Record vs Italian sidesUnited have played 43 times against Serie A sides, including many famous ties against the likes of Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan over the years.There have been 43 matches between the sides, with United coming out on top 21 times.There have also been seven draws and 15 defeats for the English side.The last Italian side to visit Old Trafford was Atalanta, as United won 3-2 in dramatic fashion in 2021 when Cristiano Ronaldo won the match in the dying embers in front of the Stretford End.Looking to avoid more unwanted European historyDefeats against Atlético and Como were bad enough, but the Reds also set an unwanted record.“Man United became the first team in UEFA history to concede in the first two minutes of back-to-back major European matches.”They will certainly not want to become the only team to do it three times in a row.Featured image by Dan Istitene via Getty Imagesonline polls