Michael Carrick reacts to Man Utd 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 | 7 Feb

PLEASING PERFORMANCE

“When it goes to 10 men, it’s always a tricky kind of situation really. I thought it was quite an open game in the first half, at times. We looked dangerous, right from the start of the game, which was really pleasing again. We had a few issues and I thought Tottenham played really good football in the first half and we had to solve a few things. Then going a goal up, against 10 men in the second half, we managed it really well. We were largely in control, always wanting a second goal to come along and, when it did, it put us in a really good position. It was nice to get players on the pitch, Tyler [Fletcher] coming on for his first game. All in all, it was a really positive day.”

I’M STILL CALM

“I feel good. I feel pretty calm in some ways as well. I think we’re in a good spot. It’s nice to see, coming into the stadium and feeling the atmosphere from the supporters and the excitement, sending a lot of people home happy. I know how important that is. At the end, it’s what we’re here for. It gives us a good feeling of wanting more really, in terms of the football side of it. Some good performances and some really good results, we’re just moving on to the next one and not settling for what we’ve got. Not taking things for granted is something we speak about a lot and the boys have been really good for that, so far.”

BRYAN’S WAS A BIG GOAL

“It was a big goal, against 10 men it can work in so many different ways. It’s more mind games than anything, you’ve almost got to think about we’re playing with 10 men as anything. Subconsciously, it’s a bit of a deep breath so the goal was a big one, to get in front. We managed particularly well in the second half and didn’t give them a lot of breaks or transitions. It’s not easy to do so credit to the lads.”