"I've had some crazy weeks in my time but, to be honest, it wasn't actually a crazy week. It felt controlled and a bit normal, to be honest. From the outside, it always looks very different to what it's like and everyone at the club has been so good. My coaching staff, backroom staff, the players have been great. It hasn't been the whirlwind it probably seems."
"We've had a compressed time to get the players ready for today. They've been unbelievable, this week, to cope with the information and the new people people, emotionally, to put it together in the way they did. I don't want to get carried away with all of the DNA kind of thing. We wanted to play well today. We wanted to put things into the game that would help us to do that, we wanted to be good defensively as a whole team."
Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-0 at Old Trafford under Michael Carrick after Ruben Amorim's sacking. United reverted to quick, attacking football, creating several chances including three disallowed goals and hitting the woodwork twice. Carrick described the week as controlled and praised coaching, backroom staff and players for handling a compressed preparation period. The team focused on defensive organization and transition threat while looking dangerous in possession. Players absorbed tactical information in three days and delivered high emotion and effort to secure the derby win. Fans noted relief at the restored style of play and the scoreline spared City a heavier defeat.
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