Man Utd 3-2 Liverpool: What Carrick and Mainoo said
Qualifying for the Champions League felt off in the distance at one point. Carrick is only the sixth manager – and first English manager – to win 8+ of his first nine home games in the competition, and first since Antonio Conte in 2016-17 (also 8/9).
Manchester United manager Michael Carrick talking to Sky Sports post-match about whether he's proud of their performance: "Yes, in some ways the work that has been done, the way the players have played, we can take a lot from it. Qualifying for the Champions League felt off in the distance at one point. It's not something we celebrate really, we just want to finish high up in the league.
" On why the team were so good today: "Good players and good staff definitely help. The connection we have as a group, overcoming change and difficult challenges. We're just trying to do the right things and players have taken everything on so well, we want to finish the season strong.
" On being a threatening side: "We scored a lot of goals, we have scored in the past five games. Our focus has been out of possession work. We try to put our strength in the game, we started the game well.
I'm just as pleased with the way we finished the game. Two setbacks could have knocked us but the players were quality, and we came out on top. " Refocusing after conceding: "We go back to belief, which is tested in those moments.