Carrick demands more 'streetwise' Man Utd after Spurs setback

Michael Carrick said Manchester United need to become more "streetwise" and "stubborn" after they blew a late lead against 10-man Tottenham to draw 1-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday.

United have taken just six points from their opening six Premier League games, their lowest haul at this stage of a league campaign for 30 years.

Carrick's men were booed off at half-time and at the end of the match after a Tottenham side that began the day bottom of the table dominated for large spells.

"I'm not happy with the amount of points that we've had so far, for sure. There's no hiding from that," said Carrick.

"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.

"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."

Source: The Standard Sports