Manchester United interim supervisor Michael Carrick. Photograph: AFP
NEWCASTLE:
Michael Carrick stated “defeat hurts” after Manchester United’s 2-1 loss at Newcastle on Wednesday — the primary time he has been overwhelmed as supervisor of the membership.
William Osula got here off the bench to attain the winner for the 10-man dwelling staff at St James’ Park, placing a dent in United’s push for Champions League qualification.
Former United midfielder Carrick, who took cost at Outdated Trafford in January, had received six and drawn one in every of his seven video games in cost earlier than Wednesday’s journey to Newcastle.
He was additionally unbeaten throughout a earlier interim stint on the helm, in 2021.
Jacob Ramsey’s dismissal for a second bookable offence sparked a frenzied conclusion to the primary half, throughout which Anthony Gordon put the house facet forward from the penalty spot earlier than Casemiro restored parity.
However United didn’t capitalise on their man benefit within the second interval and Osula produced a second of magic on the dying, sprinting down the best earlier than chopping inside and curling an unstoppable shot previous Senne Lammens.
“We aren’t completely happy the best way we performed tonight,” Carrick informed TNT Sports activities.
“The way in which the sport panned out we had it in our arms largely however credit score to Newcastle and the best way they approached it.
“We knew it could be powerful however we navigated the sport to a place the place we might kick on however we did not. Bitterly disenchanted actually.
“I do not suppose it was the ten males, we simply did not play adequate. We won’t make excuses for that. All of us take duty for that.”
Carrick stated his staff, in third place within the Premier League, “must get again to work and be higher for the subsequent sport” as they search to complete within the prime 5.
“We have misplaced one sport, we have not performed effectively sufficient however within the grand scheme of issues we’re in an honest place,” he stated. “Tonight hurts however we will probably be higher for the subsequent one.
“You must get again at it, work exhausting and do the issues we did to win the video games we have received. We will do this, we’re a great staff. Tonight wasn’t for us.”
