Michael Carrick hailed an “important night” after Manchester United came from behind to beat Roma, but insisted he wouldn’t get carried away with “one win.”
United fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Old Trafford on Tuesday and register their first victory in 10 games.
Carrick said afterwards he was “proud” of his players, although he stopped short of branding the result a turning point in the season.
“I’m not getting too carried away with things,” said Carrick.
“I think it’s an important night. 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.”
Carrick remains under pressure with United sitting 17th in the Premier League table and only above the relegation zone on goal difference.
The win over Roma ended a run of three straight defeats, but the 45-year-old insisted there was no feeling of relief at the final whistle.
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“Genuinely, no,” he said. “Whether that’s right or wrong, or normal or not, I don’t know, but I didn’t feel relief. I was genuinely pleased for the players.
“I could feel their willingness to do well, and so for them to have to dig really deep, and just for everybody, you know.
“I feel the responsibility of that, so to see everybody having that feeling that we all crave. That’s why we’re all here. I really 100% wasn’t thinking about myself at that moment — it was just more seeing everybody and the feeling that we can generate when we do things right.”
