**Michael Carrick** commented on the challenge of the **Carabao Cup** clash with **Brighton** and on taking a positive approach to affairs after being hard done by officials on Sunday afternoon at **Old Trafford**.
**Manchester United** came into the new campaign with high expectations as the side with the most points in the **Premier League** since the appointment of the interim head coach in early January.
However, they have failed to hit the heights hoped for in the last month of football. A 2-0 loss to **Hull City** on opening matchday was a shock to the system, and even a 5-2 victory against **Ipswich Town** should not overshadow their struggles across the first 35 minutes of the match at **Old Trafford**. A 2-2 draw with **Everton** followed, and a derby-day defeat to 10-man **Manchester City** has left a bitter taste.
**·‘Trophies are the beauty and the feeling of winning’**
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Consistency in the **Premier League** and a strong showing in the **Champions League** will be key agenda items for fans of the _Red Devils_ this season. But the attraction of a deep run in domestic cup competition cannot be ignored, and the group will want to get back on track against the _Seagulls_.
And especially after the VAR controversy involving the **Erling Haaland** goal for the _Citizens_ on the weekend, there will be fire in the belly of the players to take circumstances into their own hands.
_“For me, trophies are the beauty and the feeling of winning. It is what we’re in football for, what we’re in sport for. It’s certainly what I’m at this club for – to try to win. It’s not straightforward, and you decide you want to win and you go and win. Of course not. But it’s important. I think trophies and achieving things and giving supporters that feeling of emotion is important, definitely._
_“We’ve got to move on. We have still got to look after it for ourselves, and we’ve got to win games. We have done, we’ve won a lot of games, and we need to continue to do that, and I understand it’s a new season. It’s a fresh season, and the points tally, right now, is not what we want it to be. So, I’m not hiding from that, but it’s more about getting to winning games, getting that feeling, getting the habit._
_“The players have got an edge. The players have got an edge. I think they’ve shown that to me since I’ve been here. We’ve had setbacks, and they have bounced back particularly well and had some really good performances and good results. So, they’ve got an edge.”_