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Manchester United completely overpowered Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday as the Michael Carrick era kicked off in style.
The 2-0 score could easily have been 5-0, if the post had not fallen through twice, while three goals were also disallowed for offside.
Carrick got the team spinning again when he abandoned his predecessor’s absurd tactics and went back to basics.
Lisandro Martinez, heavily criticized by former United players in the build-up to the match, answered them in style by completely bagging Erling Haaland.
Carrick’s advice
After the match, the Argentinian revealed what the new head coach said to the players that got them so excited for the Manchester derby.
“I think an important thing that Michael Carrick said was ‘use the energy of the people’ and today I think we did that and when we are together like that it is impossible to lose at home.
“Being here with the fans, with the team, we really know how we suffer during the season,” said the Argentina international Air sports (through the Utd website).
“But the only way is to put our face here and show who we are here. Today is the best time to do that. Not just the players on the field, the staff, everyone was part of that.”
Lisandro Martinez praises the entire team
The Red Devils kept only their third clean sheet of the campaign and it was a flawless performance from start to finish.
And the defender praised not only the members of the backline, but also the forwards for their pressing and the midfield for maintaining a compact shape.
“When you play against these kind of players, the team defends. Not just one or two players. Today we defended so well, we were always compact.”
“And then you have the confidence to go to the matches. Nowadays you feel a different energy when you see the players’ eyes. Today the team won and that is the most important thing.”
The win moved the 20-time English league champions into the top four, and they will hopefully be able to maintain this form next week when they take on Arsenal away from home.
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