Carrick admits ‘defeat hurts’ after Newcastle dent United’s top-four push

Michael Carrick

Michael Carrick said "defeat hurts" after Manchester United's 1-2 loss at Newcastle on Wednesday - the first time he has been beaten as manager of the club.

William Osula came off the bench to score the winner for the 10-man home team at St James' Park, putting a dent in United's push for Champions League qualification.

Ramsey sent off

Former United midfielder Carrick, who took charge at Old Trafford in January, had won six and drawn one of his seven games in charge before Wednesday's trip to Newcastle. Jacob Ramsey's dismissal for a second bookable offence sparked a frenzied conclusion to the first half, during which Anthony Gordon put the home side ahead from the penalty spot before Casemiro restored parity.

"We are not happy the way we played tonight. The way the game panned out we had it in our hands largely but credit to Newcastle and the way they approached it. We knew it would be tough, but we navigated the game to a position where we could kick on, but we didn't. Bitterly disappointed really," Carrick told TNT Sports.

"I don't think it was the 10 men, we just didn't play good enough. We can't make excuses for that. We all take responsibility for that," he added.

Carrick said his team, in third place in the Premier League, "need to get back to work and be better for the next game" as they seek to finish in the top five.

Arsenal win, Man City held

Premier League leaders Arsenal stretched their lead over Manchester City to seven points on Wednesday with a nervy 1-0 win at Brighton, while Pep Guardiola's men were held to a costly 2-2 draw by Nottingham Forest.

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No. of wins for Manchester United under manager Michael Carrick in seven games before this 1-2 loss to Newcastle. One match ended in a draw

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