Michael Carrick lauded his Man Utd squad after they pulled off a shock win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening.Â
The Red Devils bounced back from a Lisandro Martinez own goal in the first half to come from behind and win 3-2.
Bryan Mbeumo capitalised on a Martin Zubimendi mistake to equalise before Patrick Dorgu put the visitors ahead with a stunning strike.
Mikel Merino levelled matters in the 84th minute to give the Gunners hope of grabbing a victory, but Matheus Cunha broke their hearts just moments later with a fabulous finish of his own.
Carrick has now guided United to victory over Manchester City and Arsenal in his first two games as interim head coach, taking them up to fourth in the Premier League table. Whereas his side dominated City last weekend, he felt they had to roll with the punches this time out.
Michael Carrick ‘massively proud’ as Man Utd shock Arsenal
“Yeah, massively proud,” he told Sky Sports. “I think it was different from last week – two very different games. It was always going to be different today. They put us under a lot of pressure in different ways.
“We probably didn’t have as much genuine, regular threat within the game as we did last week, but I thought there were periods when we looked really dangerous, to come here and score three goals in the manner we did. Going one down, coming back, then the setback, and still keeping going – it was a huge moment for us.
“The boys had to put an awful lot in today. It probably didn’t come as easy as it did last week. Last week, the time, the flow of the game and the momentum was with us pretty much throughout, whereas today we had to dig deep. It was a massive effort and I’m really proud of them.”
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