“Hopefully we can put the league to bed as quickly as we can.
There are big games coming thick and fast and we need to be at our
best in all of them.”
- Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick was delighted to put the seal on a crucial
victory against Portsmouth which sent Sir Alex’s men three points
clear of Liverpool at the league summit.
The substitute latched onto a fine ball from Paul Scholes –
making his 600th appearance – to drive home United’s second in the
82nd minute, which had somehow been evasive since Wayne Rooney’s
opener on nine minutes.
“The longer it went on at 1-0 the more they started to come into
it,” Carrick told MUTV. “They had a couple of
oppportunities after the break and Edwin had to make some good
saves.
“We played some great stuff at times in the first half and the
link-up play was brilliant at times. We had a number of chances to
go further ahead and that would have put the game to bed. So it was
a bit frustrating. We still played well and from a personal point
of view it’s always nice to score. It was a quite an important goal
at that point so I was pleased to get it.”
Despite being in the title race driving seat following
Liverpool’s two dropped points against Arsenal on Tuesday, Carrick
maintains there’s still work to be done before any silverware is
handed out.
“Liverpool’s draw was a big boost and we’re in a decent position
now,” he said. “Hopefully we can keep the momentum going until the
end of the season and put the league to bed as quickly as we can.
There are big games coming thick and fast and we need to be at our
best in all of them.”