Sunderland 0-0 Manchester United: What Carrick said
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Manchester United boss Michael Carrick, speaking to Sky Sports: "It's a tough place to come. They've had a good record here all season. We'll take the point, a clean sheet is always good to get. We've scored a lot of goals this season, its just one of those games. A decent enough point and we nearly won it at the end."
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On how the five changes impacted the game: "It's one game. It's the time of the season. We've done a lot of good work and some changes today and I thought the attitude to the boys was really good.
"Today is a positive result in terms of the point. Was it going to be a perfect game? We weren't expecting a perfect game. It is what it is. It's not something we need to overthink and it's hard to be negative."
On how the players that came into the starting line-up performed: "They're not on trial. As a team, we could have been a bit better but we know what the boys can do. Everyone has contributed in such a good way, I'm pleased with the overall connection, communication and willingness to work for each other today".
On how they want to finish the season after already securing Champions League football: "We gave everything this week. We've got our last home game of the season that we will work towards this week. We look forward to it. It's important to finish the season strong and I think today is a positive note for us."
Did you know?
- Manchester United's only shot on target in this match came in second half stoppage time, courtesy of Matheus Cunha.
- Manchester United are winless in all four Premier League matches this season in which Casemiro hasn't started (drawn one, lost three).