When asked why he thinks Carrick’s United continue to start so poorly, Bardsley said: “I think it just comes down to a lack of quality. The goals are so avoidable. The first one against Aston Villa should have been saved by [Senne] Lammens and I even think [Diogo] Dalot should be getting a tackle in there.
“Giving up goals like that in the opening minutes of a game with basic errors is a recipe for disaster.
“The penalty they’ve given away was just a case of dangling a leg in the box, which every defender knows you can’t do.
“It’s a bit of a broken record now, because it’s the same players making mistakes almost every week.
“I don’t think this squad has enough quality to seriously change things. Michael doesn’t have much choice but to keep playing the players who are making those mistakes.”
