Carrick urges Man Utd's players to push forward
Michael Carrick urged Manchester United to bottle the feeling of its recent big wins and use it to push on in its fight for the Premier League top four, with Fulham next up.
Carrick came in as caretaker manager earlier this month and has overseen a 2-0 win over Manchester City and a 3-2 win over leaders Arsenal in that time.
Those two victories have pushed United up to fourth, though that could change by the time the teams kick off on Sunday at Old Trafford.
Including his first spell in 2021, Carrick has won 10 points in four Premier League matches in charge of United, but he refuses to get ahead of himself after a strong start (W3 D1).
"I know from our perspective, it's just moving forward to the next game," Carrick said. "So, it's just keep getting good habits, really, and good routines and good habits.
"I don't think we can look too far ahead. We certainly won't be, anyway. We'll finish where we finish by getting the results.
"I know that's kind of obvious, but looking too far ahead can come back and bite you, really. So, we've taken this week by week and game by game. We'll certainly continue to do that.
"But we've got to ride it and use the emotion, you have got to use the energy and use the confidence. You've got to be humble enough to understand how we could just achieve these two big results. It doesn't just come easy, so we need to continue that and bottle it and use it again."
As for Fulham, it is just four points behind United and sits seventh in the table after losing just one of its last eight Premier League games.
That loss came in its last away game, a 1-0 defeat to Leeds United, but it bounced back with a 2-1 win over Brighton.
Though Joachim Andersen is wary of United, given it recent form, he believes Fulham will put up a good fight.
"We've been on a really good run. We've been clinical, scoring all our chances, which is important, and we need to continue that," he told the club's media channels.
"[They have had] two impressive wins that's given them a lift and some energy, but we've done well against them in the last few years."
