“We’ll react to it”: Carrick backs Man United’s character after historic home capitulation and cup exit | OneFootball

Michael Carrick is adamant that Manchester United have the resilience to recover from recent setbacks after the club's Carabao Cup exit to Brighton.

Manchester United squandered a 2-0 lead to lose to Brighton at Old Trafford, the first time in 50 years that the Red Devils have lost from 2+ goals ahead at home, since a 3-2 loss to Spurs in September 1976.

The result saw United exit theLeague Cup at the first hurdle for the second straight season, and continues a poor run of recent results.

Carrick's side have won one of their last four in all competitions, while the manner of recent setbacks has caused concern. United conceded a last-gasp equaliser to draw with Everton in the Premier League earlier this month, before losing a disappointing derby to Manchester City last weekend, despite playing against 10 men for over an hour.

At hispre-match press conference, Carrick was asked whether he sees enough resilience in the squad to bounce back.

“Yeah. I mean, a couple of smaller things ended up accumulating into something bigger. I understand why you’re asking the question. If you go from the Everton last-minute goal to the City goal, it creates a bit of a feeling. Then there’s the game today. We fully accept it.

"I’ve told them to take responsibility. We can’t put ourselves in that position after being ahead in the game and have it finish like it did. A couple of things have gone against us, and all of a sudden it becomes a greater thing from nowhere, really. We’ve got to react to it.

"We’ve got another game on Sunday, and that’s the crucial thing now. It’s happened quickly tonight, and over a period of two or three weeks there has been a lot of frustration and disappointment around. We need to flip that and start winning games again.

Carrick challenges Man United to react after Carabao Cup exit and poor run despite squad’s quality

"Of course we can turn it around. We’ve got some really good players. It feels bad at the moment because we haven’t had a great week, or two or three weeks, but that doesn’t mean you can’t win another game of football quickly.

"The players have shown before what they’re capable of doing, and we have as a group. It doesn’t count for much; it’s always about what happens next. That’s the ultimate challenge. It always has been here and always will be. It’s about dealing with the moments, the ups and the downs. We’ve certainly got to deal with this moment in a good way.”