Michael Carrick says it will take more than one or two defeats before he comes under internal pressure as the Manchester United head coach. United lost 3-2 to Brighton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, having led 2-0 at Old Trafford. That followed Sunday’s 1-0 home loss to 10-man Manchester City.
United also went down 2-0 at Hull on the opening day of the season and conceded a late equaliser at Everton at the beginning of the month. The results have caused Carrick to come under scrutiny and he was reminded before Sunday’s visit to Fulham that his predecessors, Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim, were sacked after 30 months and 14 months, respectively, in the job. I know the club, I know the role, I know what’s expected here in terms of playing at a certain standard.
It’s two or three games we haven’t had certain results. We’ve got to perform and we’ve got a lot of games to plan for.” Carrick is content to take ownership of his team’s performance. It’s my responsibility, I’m fine with that,” he said.
We always search for things to look at and find the blame, sometimes it gets too much. Blame me, it’s no problem, but it’s not about blaming people. It’s about finding solutions.
I know where we want to go and we want to get there fast. We don’t like losing matches, but it doesn’t affect what we do next.” The 45-year-old was asked if he needs to show more emotion on the touchline. In what way?” he replied.
On Tuesday Gabriel told United he wanted his registration rescinded because he wishes to join another club. Real Madrid have a firm interest and it is understood Gabriel and his advisers travelled for preliminary talks with Barcelona. Carrick said: “The situation will work itself out, whatever way it's going to work itself out.
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