Tonight at 23:30 Beijing Time (CEST), Manchester United will face Fulham in their fifth Premier League match. Ahead of the fixture, Carrick gave an exclusive interview to Sky Sports. In the second part (due to length, we've divided it into three parts), he reflects on the controversial goal in the Manchester derby and the team's performance in that match.

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Let's talk about the match against Manchester City. That match could easily have had a very different result. There was a controversial VAR decision during the game, and Howard Webb openly stated that VAR had limited field-of-view issues. What's your take on his statement?

After communicating post-match, we quickly realized it was the wrong decision, and the result was hard to accept. Mistakes can happen, but the procedures in place should prevent this. We can only accept the reality; at least the officials acknowledged the mistake and publicly explained the situation. However, an apology doesn't change the result and doesn't help us.

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Is an apology alone enough? Will future managers feel that an apology falls far short and that other corrective measures are needed?

Honestly, I can't think of anything else that could be done; the match is over. Part of football is accepting the referee's decisions on the pitch. Some decisions go your way, some don't. There's no perfect football, there never has been, and there probably never will be.

There will always be some refereeing decisions that spark endless debate, and that's part of football's appeal. But what happened last weekend, combined with the situation at the time and the failure of the corrective process that was supposed to prevent it, is very difficult to come to terms with.

There was another situation in that match: Manchester City received a red card and played with 10 men. Many Manchester United fans questioned the team's performance, as Manchester United always seem to struggle against opponents with fewer players. Have you reviewed this issue and considered making improvements?

This issue has been exposed. Of course, we could have performed far better, and there are many areas of the match that need improvement. But at the same time, we also created a lot of good opportunities. I thought we started very well; we were the dominant team early in the match.

The situation then shifted, and it's about experience and in-game adjustments. It's also a learning process. Next time, we'll know how to refine our response. This is part of team development and building. We will always face situations where things aren't handled perfectly, and we have to improve on them next time; that's our responsibility.

You must see a lot of data. Is there one statistic that surprised you: that we've earned more points in matches where we have less possession? Is this a surprising statistic to you, or is this the style of play you want to build?

I don't think that's a bad thing. Do we have the ability to play in different ways? The facts have proven that we can. Since taking over last season, we've scored many goals with one style of play.

This season, we're still scoring quite a few goals in different ways and have a varied playing style, which is a good thing. We've shown this in training this season. We need to master as many styles of play and approaches as possible and continue refining them going forward.

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