Michael Carrick continued his defensive as Manchester United made a slow start to the season.
The Red Devils have dropped eight points in the last month, only four fewer than the total tally lost during Carrick’s four-and-a-half-month spell as interim head coach between January and May.
·‘I really hate losing. But that doesn't mean the world caves in’
The media have probed for answers, but Carrick is choosing to be cool and composed while acknowledging all the reasons that the outside noise exists around the Red Devils for now.
“In terms of future and ownership and how long I've got in the job, that's not in my thinking, not one part of it. Like, how long I’ve got. It's ridiculous to think that way in a position that I'm in; that's just not on the radar.
“I really hate losing. But that doesn't mean that the world caves in. In some minds, it does. It can't for us because we've got to perform, we've got to get wins, and we've got a lot of games to plan for. That's exactly what we're doing.
“It's not that I don't feel the emotion of losing football matches, but it doesn't affect how I think about what we need to do next. I think that's the most important thing.
“It's fine margins, and...