Michael Carrick admitted he was hurt by the booing from sections of the Manchester United supporters after falling aa Final draw 1-1 at home to winless Tottenham.
Dominic Solanke’s late header canceled out Bryan Mbeumo’s finish at Old Trafford in a game where the visitors enjoyed many of the better chances, with some fans making their feelings known at half-time and full-time with audible boos.
“It’s not nice,” Carrick told Sky Sports.
“It hurts me a lot because I care about this club. But I understand the disappointment, the reality is what it is, we have to win games again.”
Carrick admitted United were poor in the first half, but felt they grew into the game and admitted the late goals are affecting them significantly.
“It was a mixed game. We found it difficult to start. For various reasons, we weren’t quite there. You could tell it was a difficult time.”
“But the boys grew in the game, in the second half I thought we were better in everything. To get the game the way we wanted, in such a good position, we should have done it.
“We have to manage these situations. It’s two late goals that hurt us, and things look very different. That’s the reality.”
“I don’t think it’s a lack of confidence, but one game can take you away very quickly. We found a way to get back into the game and put ourselves in a great position, that’s one of the most disappointing things.”
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Mbeumo: The first part was not us
Goalscorer Mbeumo said United’s first half was not up to scratch but he was ready to take the positives from the draw.
He added: “It took us a while to get into the game, but we played well in the second half. In the first half, it wasn’t us, we had to change. We tried to get to them.
“We know Spurs have good players who can be dangerous. It’s a bit disappointing, we have to work.
“We have to keep going as we have a lot of games.”