Manchester United boss Michael Carrick, spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live after his side’s Carabao Cup defeat: “It seems a long time ago now but the start of the game was fantastic. It was everything we hoped for, even more really, in some ways in Shea [Lacey] getting his goal. The night’s gone in a different direction but I think for Shea for the moment in the academy and everyone who’s been connected with his journey, to have a moment like which he should be celebrating and enjoying a little bit more really to have that start of the game.

“Then we let the game get away from us with the longer the game went. We ended up with a pretty disappointing night. It’s obvious for me to say that. We accept that. We can’t be in a position like that and lose the game in that manner. I’ll understand the disappointments and frustrations. I accept that. That’s on me. It’ll need to be better than that.”

“We can’t change that. It’s done. We’ve got to keep evolving as a group. We have to keep learning and dealing with situations. Sometimes they come a bit easier than others. Tonight was a tough one. We didn't find a way out of It. That’s up to me and the staff to help the players and guide them through it. I think we all know that in the end tonight feels like a big disappointment.

“We’ve had small, little things that have gone against us in the last week or two and then it accumulates to feel that it's a lot bigger. I think we have to be honest and say that. The late goal against Everton from outside the box. The Manchester City goal the other day. It can all of a sudden roll into something a bit greater but I understand the disappointment because we shouldn’t finish the game in that manner with the position we were in and we have to be humble and take that.

“We have to find the answers for Sunday.” (BBC)