MICHAEL CARRICK SAID he expects to “move forward and keep working” as Manchester United manager, as Aston Villa manager Unai Emery explained why he left the game early in an animated interview on Sky Sports.
United twice came from two goals down to salvage a remarkable 4-4 draw against Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Goals in stoppage time from Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu rescued a point and potentially gave Carrick a stay of execution ahead of a two-week international break.
“We haven’t won enough games, but I expect to move forward and keep working on the things that we’ve been working on,” Carrick told Sky Sports, despite his side dropping into the Premier League relegation zone.
“Showing a lot of the good (things) in the game today, tighten up on a few mistakes and win football matches.”
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Results this weekend dropped United into the bottom three after August for the first time in 40 years.
“We’re in November,” added Carrick. “I don’t like the situation where we are, I don’t like the results that we’ve had, but we can definitely do something about it.”
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Meanwhile, Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says he went down the Old Trafford tunnel after Man United’s late equaliser, believing that the game was about to end.
During an interview with Sky Sports, Emery offered a prickly response when asked if he left prematurely due to the emotion of squandering a win.
”No emotion. They scored in minute 96 and there were six minutes added. I [thought] the match was finishing.”
When asked if he thought Dorgu’s winner was an unfair goal, he continued:
“No, no. Not unfair. Please.
“They scored the goal in minute 96. You were making the question [about why] I left before. Because the minute 96 and 30 seconds, was when we started the kick-off.
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Carrick hopes to 'move forward' with Man United as Emery explains why he left game early
LAST UPDATE | 8 Nov
MICHAEL CARRICK SAID he expects to “move forward and keep working” as Manchester United manager, as Aston Villa manager Unai Emery explained why he left the game early in an animated interview on Sky Sports.
United twice came from two goals down to salvage a remarkable 4-4 draw against Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Goals in stoppage time from Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu rescued a point and potentially gave Carrick a stay of execution ahead of a two-week international break.
“We haven’t won enough games, but I expect to move forward and keep working on the things that we’ve been working on,” Carrick told Sky Sports, despite his side dropping into the Premier League relegation zone.
“Showing a lot of the good (things) in the game today, tighten up on a few mistakes and win football matches.”
Results this weekend dropped United into the bottom three after August for the first time in 40 years.
“We’re in November,” added Carrick. “I don’t like the situation where we are, I don’t like the results that we’ve had, but we can definitely do something about it.”
Meanwhile, Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says he went down the Old Trafford tunnel after Man United’s late equaliser, believing that the game was about to end.
During an interview with Sky Sports, Emery offered a prickly response when asked if he left prematurely due to the emotion of squandering a win.
”No emotion. They scored in minute 96 and there were six minutes added. I [thought] the match was finishing.”
When asked if he thought Dorgu’s winner was an unfair goal, he continued:
“No, no. Not unfair. Please.
“They scored the goal in minute 96. You were making the question [about why] I left before. Because the minute 96 and 30 seconds, was when we started the kick-off.
“My English is poor but it’s clear, no?”
You can view the full interview here.
– © AFP 2026 with additional reporting by Press Association and Sinéad Farrell
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