Carrick demands more 'stubborn' Man Utd, De Zerbi encouraged by Spurs performance

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]United[/a] have taken just six points from their opening six Premier League games, their lowest haul at this stage of a league campaign in 30 years.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carrick-michael/phM8NElP/"]Carrick[/a]'s men were [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/manchester-utd-ppjDR086/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/?mid=hQ2NzTJb"]booed off at half-time[/a] and at the end of the match after a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] side that began the day bottom of the table dominated for large spells.[/p][p][b]"I'm not happy with the amount of points that we've had so far, for sure. There's no hiding from that,"[/b] said Carrick.[/p][p][b]"I think it could have been different but for a couple of little things here and there, but the reality is the reality, we've got to accept it. We need to put things in a positive direction quite quickly.[/b][/p][p][b]"We're more than capable of doing that. We've just got to be a little bit more streetwise in moments, a little bit more stubborn and a little bit more stronger and see out certain things."[/b][/p][embed guid="fcb44ed1-12a7-4faa-8622-45283ea947a9" url="https://x.com/ManUtd/status/2109014628378513629" social-type="twitter" /][p]United also let the lead slip twice when they drew 2-2 away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] and were dumped out of the League Cup by Brighton last month despite taking an early 2-0 advantage.[/p][p]It appeared that Tottenham would live to regret not taking a series of chances when Bryan Mbeumo put United in front 17 minutes from time.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bentancur-rodrigo/nLRMnJtJ/"]Rodrigo Bentancur[/a] was then shown a straight red card for a headbutt on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shaw-luke/88iLXV0O/"]Luke Shaw[/a].[/p][p]But not for the first time in the past two seasons, United failed to make a man advantage count as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/solanke-dominic/OrADwZse/"]Dominic Solanke[/a] headed in an equaliser in stoppage time.[/p][p]Both Everton last season and City last month won at Old Trafford despite playing for over an hour reduced to 10 men.[/p][p][b]"It's different type of goals but it's definitely something that, whether 10 men or not 10 men, if we're leading the game, we've got to see games out," [/b]added Carrick.[/p][p][b]"Whether that's taking a ball, controlling the game a little bit more, looking after the ball better in their half and around their box and pinning them in a little bit."[/b][/p][p]Spurs remain without a league win this season, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-zerbi-roberto/pYizckpN/"]Roberto De Zerbi[/a] was heartened by the response of his side.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="e4dcb1a0-828d-4342-be0f-4bed3d2f1a28" credit-line="Flashscore" hidden-attrs="alt, credit" guid="2bfaed0c-3a4c-4a6a-9475-3fbf161c0ded" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]"In that moment with 10 players maybe we played with more courage, we played with more energy and we changed again the game," [/b]said the Italian.[/p][p][b]"For a long time Tottenham played without this blood, this character and I want, now I am the coach, I want to see this character every game."[/b][/p][p]Solanke was handed the captain's armband by De Zerbi in a surprise move and repaid the faith shown by his coach with a first away league goal since April 2025.[/p][p][b]"I wanted to put him as captain to show my confidence and the confidence of the team, because all other players were happy when I said Dominic Solanke was captain," [/b]added De Zerbi.[/p][p][b]"He is a great player and I wanted to show what is my confidence and what is the importance I give him in this team."[/b][/p]