Harry Maguire reacted following Man Utd's disappointing 1-1 draw against Fulham in the Premier League last weekend.
Harry Maguire at Craven Cottage.(Image: MI News/NurPhoto)
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Harry Maguire has stressed Manchester United must "ignore the noise" after a poor start to the season. United drew 1-1 against Fulham last weekend, salvaging a point after a late equaliser from Matheus Cunha.
That result means United entered the September international break in 12th place in the Premier League, having taken just five points from five games.
"Disappointed we didn't win the game, we came to win the game," Michael Carrick said after drawing against Fulham. "I think we did a lot in the game to warrant winning it really, the opportunities we created."
Fulham were the better side in the first half and opened the scoring just after the hour mark through a Lisandro Martinez own goal. United improved in the final 10 minutes and equalised thanks to Cunha.
"Well, there's always a lot of noise around this place, so first and foremost, you've got to ignore the noise," Maguire told MUTV before the break.
"We need to really believe and think about what we've done this year and what we need to work on and what we need to improve on, but we're not far away.
"I mean, last week, an absolutely ridiculous goal which changed the whole complexion of the game. The week before, the right-back sticks the ball in the back of the net from 30 yards, and we could be sitting here looking at things a lot different.
"That's football. It's fine margins, but look, we'll have a break now and we'll come back. We know we need to improve, but we'll work hard and we'll take the positives from today.
"Obviously, we're disappointed in the end, we want to win the football match, of course. So look, we need to do better, we need to do more, but we will do, and I'm sure the season will be successful."
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Reflecting on the Fulham game, he added: "I think we've got to take our chances. We've got to take our moments. When you come away from home in the Premier League, it's tough, and you've seen that with the results this year.
"Every Premier League team is a strong outfit now. They have got good players, they're organised. When we had the moments in that first half, they're big moments. When you have those moments away from home in the Premier League, you've really got to take them. So, it was to and fro. I think in the first half, we've got to take our moment.
"The start of the second half, we didn't perform well enough and, without really them creating any chances, and I felt like we were really solid defending the box in that moment, and then obviously a really unfortunate goal to concede.
"But I must say, our reaction was so much better, so much more positive than what it was last week. So, to concede that goal with the way that the week's gone, falling behind here, I think the boys showed great spirit, great reaction because after we conceded the goal, we pushed them right back and the pressure was relentless.
"We needed a ball to drop to us and a ball to fall for us or to ricochet into the back of the net, and it did. It was just unfortunate it wasn't a little bit earlier, because I felt like we really had the momentum to go on and win the football match."