Manchester United suffered a setback in their hopes of securing a return to the Champions League by losing 2-1 to rivals Leeds United on Monday, but they remain third in the Premier League and seven points clear of sixth-placed Chelsea with six matches remaining.
"Manchester United looked well off it," football reporter Rich Fay told BBC Radio Manchester's The Devils' Advocate podcast. "It was just so far below the expectations and demands that we've seen under Michael Carrick so far.
"It felt like we were watching Ruben Amorim's United again. There was no fight, no identity and everything bad we've seen of this club this season.
"I still think United could still sleepwalk to Champions League football and I still think they will get that, but it was a welcome reminder that you can't get too carried away."
United face Chelsea on Saturday and Fay thinks a win at Stamford Bridge will erase some of the memories of Monday's loss, adding: "The team talk is done for them – you can go and redeem yourselves at the end of the week and it's all forgiven.
"A win against Chelsea is a 'six-pointer' because they can't get maximum points and United would. If United beat one of Liverpool or Chelsea, I really think that’s their place secured.”
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