Manchester United drew 1-1 with Fulham in the Premier League's fifth round. After the match, Michael Carrick, Manchester United's manager, gave an interview to the club's official media.

Michael, Manchester United had 29 shots on goal in this match but ultimately had to settle for a draw. How are you feeling right now?

It's a mixed feeling, to be honest. First and foremost, there's disappointment. We came here to win, and everyone knows that. I thought overall, given the attacking football we displayed, we did more than enough to win this game. Their goalkeeper was probably Man of the Match—he made some outstanding saves that kept them in it. We hit the post twice and scored an own goal from a deflection. It's a time when the small margins around the box aren't going our way at all.

If you look at the Everton game, where we conceded from 25 yards in the 95th minute; the Manchester City goal that shouldn't have counted, which wasn't even a goal; and the own goal today—you can't do anything about these things. These unfortunate incidents keep happening to us right now, but this can't continue forever. We'll keep doing the right things.

Of course, there are areas we need to improve and things that need addressing. But there were many positive aspects to our overall performance, particularly our reaction after going behind. I thought that showed real character. The young players showed excellent attitude and played with genuine purpose, and we got a point in the end, which is something we can take. The fans can be happy with it too, because they showed tremendous commitment again today, standing by us and driving the boys on.

I'm firmly confident that we're going to have an excellent season. We're just going through a difficult spell at the moment, which might look slightly worse from the outside than it actually is. Once we get back on the winning track, we'll be fine.

An international break is coming up. What would you like to see the players improve on for the next home match, based on today's performance?

There are always details to improve. I have to say that overall we played quite well. In the Premier League, against any opponent, anywhere—it's incredibly difficult to maintain complete focus throughout an entire match. There will always be periods where momentum shifts. The results and direction of the game over the past few days are excellent examples of that.

The Premier League is like that, and I think we handled it very well today. When everyone comes back together, we'll have a congested and demanding fixture schedule. Obviously, many of the players will travel around the world to play, and we hope they return strong and ready to give their all again. When everyone's back, we'll have an important and intense period ahead of us.

Finally, we can only control what we can control. Do you expect injured players who haven't been in the squad to be ready to play after the international break?

Hopefully, yes. It was good to see Carlos (Baleba) on the bench today. Amir Adarabioyo—we hope he'll be back in full training with the squad when we reconvene, which is a positive sign. Also, Matthijs de Ligt is working hard to regain his fitness. It's a long season. This opening phase feels like a sprint, and now that's done. We'd have liked more points, and while we haven't gotten everything right, looking ahead there's plenty that gives me confidence.

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