Carrick understands Man United fan frustration after cup exit

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·17 September 2026

Carrick understands Man United fan frustration after cup exit

Michael Carrick has said he understands the frustration of the supporters after Manchester United exited the Carabao Cup to Brighton.

Manchester United led 2-0 on the night before falling to a 3-2 defeat at Old Trafford, ending their League Cup campaign in the club’s first fixture for the second season in a row.

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There was audible unrest from the home crowd as United collapsed against Brighton, a result that followed Sunday’s Manchester Derby defeat. Carrick said he ‘totally understands’ the frustration from the fans and said the onus is on him to get United back to winning games.

“I totally understand the feelings of the supporters. I totally understand it,” he said.

“We have to accept it. I totally accept it. It’s on me, ultimately. You know, as a team, what do we look like? How do we play? What results do we get? You take the praise, I’ll stand here and take the criticism. I totally understand it tonight for the way the game went. We’ve got to win games.

“We’ve got a big game on Sunday [Fulham] that we need to prepare for. We’re out of this competition and we’ve got to get back to winning football matches. It doesn’t feel good at the moment, let me tell you. It doesn’t feel good at the moment. But we can get back to winning football matches, and we’ve got to do a lot of things better. We want to win and we want to win quickly. It’s as simple as that. The next game’s Sunday, so that’s purely all I’m thinking about right now.”