Hello! Welcome to the Manchester Evening News' latest Manchester United news live blog after Tuesday night's 3-2 win over Roma in the Champions League.
Mounting pressure on Michael Carrick has eased to a degree after United came back from 2-0 down to beat the Serie A side at Old Trafford thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty and two late Matheus Cunha goals. However, the head coach is not getting too carried away after a first win in 54 days, ending their run of nine matches without a victory across all competitions, despite describing it as an important night for them.
After the match, Fernandes denied that any clear-the-air talks took place with Carrick last week, as was understood to have happened before his return to the team against Chelsea after being benched against Bournemouth. Cunha, however, will have to miss their next Champions League match after being sent off late on after being issued two yellow cards during the final minutes, and could also face further sanctions from UEFA for celebrating on the pitch after their victory.
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Michael Carrick update on his future after 'important night'
Michael Carrick is not "getting too carried away with things" after last night's win, saying:
I think it's an important night. I think it's important for some of the players to have the feeling that they maybe haven't had here before. Some of the lads that came this year, some of the boys that came even last year who maybe haven't had a feeling of that. I think it's important for them to know what that means and how it feels. It's pretty obvious to say, but until you've really gone through it and felt it, and had to dig deep and come out the other side, sometimes you don't know what it's like. But we've got to take stock; we've got to stay calm and prepare and be ready for another big game on the weekend.
What Michael Carrick was thinking after Manchester United's Champions League comeback vs Roma
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Manchester United have won a football match for the first time in 54 days, and what a way to do it, coming back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the Champions League at Old Trafford against Roma. The victory ends their winless run across all competitions at nine games and prevents it from reaching double figures.
Their comeback eases mounting pressure on Michael Carrick to a degree ahead of Sunday's visit of Aston Villa and then the November international break. Bruno Fernandes also defended the head coach's decision to drop him against Bournemouth last night.
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