Manchester United begin life after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 2-0 victory over Villarreal securing a place in the Champions League last 16.
After a poor run of games that saw Solskjaer being sacked following a humiliating 4-1 defeat by Watford, United were able to calm the storm with a win that put them three points clear at the top of Group F.
Carrick has only been placed in temporary charge, after the club outlined their plan on Sunday to install an interim coach before then making a permanent appointment next summer.
His team selection had major changes with Fernandes the statement change. The Portuguese playmaker was replaced by Donny van de Beek, while Anthony Martial and Alex Telles came in for Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw.
Ronaldo bagged the first goal with Sancho scoring the second goal which was his first United goal since he joined Manchester United back in August.
Chelsea on the other hand outclassed Juventus at Stamford Bridge to replace them at the top of Group H with one game left to play.
This was the first time the Old Lady lost by four goals in any competition since February 2004 in a 4-0 Serie A defeat to Roma.
Xavi failed to secure his first Champions league match with Barcelona after they were held to a goalless draw by Benfica.
Barcelona failed to secure a spot in the knockout stage meaning that they will have to win at Bayern Munich in order to secure their spot.
Bayern Munich clinched top spot in Group E with a 2-1 win at Dynamo Kiev, as Lewandoski extended his latest Champions League scoring streak.
Lewandowski netted for the ninth game running in Champions League becoming the only player to achieve such a streak twice.