"Asked for his response to Keane's comments, Carrick responded: It didn't bother me. They're not putting more pressure on me. I don't feel that. There are plenty of opinions around, some positive, some not too much. It's totally irrelevant in terms of what I focus on. I know what we want to improve on, how we want to work with the players. There's a lot that can be said, it's the way of the world. I'm not going to pay too much attention to that. For me, the players and staff it's a focus on how we're going to succeed."
"Keane appeared to be referring to a tweet posted by Carrick's wife back in 2014 that took aim at the Irishman for his criticism of her husband following a 2-0 to Olympiacos in the Champions League. Roy Keane what a ****, says anything to provoke a reaction, the tweet read, before she quickly deleted it, following up by saying: Deleted my tweet... Emotions got the better of me."
"Keane's comments came while the panel of pundits - Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott and Ian Wright alongside him - discussed Carrick's appointment as United's head coach until the end of the current campaign. Carrick's first game in charge will come against Manchester City on Saturday in a lunchtime Manchester derby. United then travel to Arsenal before facing Fulham."
Michael Carrick responded to Roy Keane's comments about his wife by saying the remarks did not bother him and would not add pressure. Keane referenced a 2014 tweet from Carrick's wife in which she criticised Keane after his comments following a 2-0 defeat to Olympiacos; she deleted the tweet and apologised. Keane made the remarks jokingly alongside pundits Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott and Ian Wright. Carrick said there are many opinions but they are irrelevant to his focus, emphasised priorities for improving the team, and stressed focus on players and staff to succeed.
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