In Round 4 of the Premier League, Manchester United lost 0-1 at home to Manchester City, who played with ten men. After the match, Manchester United manager Michael Carrick gave an interview to the club's official media.

Hello Michael, I imagine this match was very frustrating?

I think it's worse than frustrating. This is clearly not the result we wanted, that's obvious. But the process of the match... it was even worse than frustrating. As far as the decision regarding that goal goes, it had a huge impact on how the match unfolded. Of course, we also have to be realistic and acknowledge that we still had chances to create opportunities and score goals. But that decision itself had a major psychological impact on the entire match, and factually speaking, that goal completely changed the game. And we were just starting to build momentum. I have to say, it was a truly terrible decision, absolutely terrible.

There were actually several key decisions in this match, weren't there? Let's start with Phil Foden's red card, because the red card itself disrupted the balance of the game, didn't it? You prepare to face Manchester City at full strength with 11 players, and suddenly you're up against a team with 10 men, which also disrupts your initial game plan.

Yes, it did affect certain tactical details of the match to some extent. But it's also part of the game; you have to adapt and make adjustments. I felt we didn't handle it well towards the end of the first half. But I think we were much better at the start of the second half; the game was playing out more as we expected, we were pressing them, and we created some good chances. Kobbie (Mainoo) hit the post, and at that moment you felt the game was heading in a very favorable direction. However, then came that goal and the decision that accompanied it, which completely turned the game around. So after that, there are still some areas where we could have done better, and we have to be honest about that. But that goal itself certainly had a very profound impact on the entire match.

Football often comes down to certain moments, doesn't it? After all, if Marcus Rashford's free kick had gone in instead of hitting the post, if Kobbie hadn't hit the post, our conversation right now might be very different.

Yes, I think for most of the match, our overall shape and performance were good, really, until that goal completely changed things. But I felt momentum was shifting in our direction. As you say, we created some very dangerous positions. Perhaps not enough throughout the match, but in those dangerous positions, we did create chances. On another day, we would have taken them, and the game would have gone very differently. But this seems to be the story this week and last week in the league. The game somehow got away from us, and in two matches we should have won, we failed to secure all three points.

My final question is, there's a match on Wednesday coming up. How important is it for you to get back on the pitch quickly and turn things around?

Yes, we're hoping to start winning again as soon as possible. It won't be easy, of course. We have two matches this week, but for us, it's a chance for redemption. The season is still long, and there are still many matches to play. So far, our points tally hasn't been what we expected, I acknowledge that, and I fully accept it. But the season is still long, and we remain very confident that the team can achieve good results.

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