Michael Carrick has spoken ahead of Manchester United’s midweek trip to Newcastle United, claiming that he won’t ‘get carried away’ following a fantastic run of form.
Manchester United are the most in-form side in the Premier League at the moment, and they have their interim manager, Michael Carrick, to thank for their recent success.
Carrick stepped in to replace Ruben Amorim until the end of the season, although with six wins and a draw from his first seven fixtures, he has put his name in the hat for the permanent job.
The Reds’ latest test came at home to Crystal Palace, where Bruno Fernandes and Benjamin Šeško were both on target to help turn around United’s early deficit to win 2-1.
Ahead of a midweek trip to Newcastle United, Carrick has spoken on his impressive start to life in the United dugout, claiming that he won’t ‘get carried away’ despite being seven matches unbeaten.
Carrick not looking too far ahead
When speaking ahead of his side’s trip up north to St. James’ Park, the 44-year-old interim manager stated that he will continue to stay grounded, as opposed to getting carried away with his recent success.
“I’m always learning things as you go through and [things] you could have done a little bit better,” he said, via BBC Sport.
“There is a lot of context, with different players and what the games look like.
“It’s not so much guarding against it, it’s living in the moment, keeping grounded and understanding what it takes to win games.
“We won’t get carried away. You have to feed off the confidence and understand that runs of wins are hard to come by. We’re hungry for more and want it for as long as it will last.”
Carrick’s toughest test?
The Reds will have to make the journey up north on Wednesday night as they face Eddie Howe’s Newcastle side, who will be desperate to win following their weekend defeat to Everton.
St. James’ Park is notorious for its hostile atmosphere, making it very difficult for visitors, although this hasn’t been the case as of late, with the Magpies losing all three of their most recent home league fixtures.
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This test will be very different to when Carrick’s side faced both Manchester City and Arsenal, as all the expectations will be for United to achieve another positive result, whereas previously, they could head into their tough fixtures as underdogs.
With only two days to rest between fixtures, it will be interesting to see how the United manager lines up his side, as he looks to continue the Reds’ push for a UEFA Champions League spot.
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