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Man Utd came from behind to defeat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Old Trafford over the weekend.
Maxence Lacroix headed Palace into an early lead at Old Trafford as an underwhelming United side went into the break a goal down. Carrick didn't make any changes to his personnel at half-time, but they came out of the blocks much brighter and soon turned the game on its head when Lacroix was sent off for a foul on Matheus Cunha in the box.
Bruno Fernandes converted the penalty after a lengthy VAR check, before Benjamin Sesko extended his remarkable scoring run with an emphatic header to gain the lead. It means United have now regained seven points from losing positions under Carrick, as many as they did in their final 20 matches under Ruben Amorim.
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What Michael Carrick told Manchester United players at half-time
Speaking after Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon, Michael Carrick was asked what he changed at half-time to transform their performance.
"No, just a couple of little tweaks, a couple of ideas. Honestly it wasn’t major," Carrick said in his post-match press conference. "The boys showed that as the first half progressed, it was on its way to being better. A few ideas we wanted to make more runs be more aggressive attacking their back line and getting the penalty from that. It is something I have been waiting for, this moment, go on, what are we going to do."
The victory leaves United third in the Premier League table, with six wins from their first seven matches under the new head coach. It puts them in a good position to secure Champions League qualification at the end of the season, but Carrick isn't getting too carried away just yet.
He added: "It is nice, this place means a lot to me, so to have some positivity and everyone enjoying coming to the games, of course, it feels good. The players have to take a lot of credit for that, certainly not all of me, but that connection with the supporters is huge. Even when there is a bit of a stormy start to get through the game."
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