Manchester
United captain Michael Carrick believes the constant draws by United is
affecting their chances.
United have
only lost one match in the last 17 matches they’ve played in all competitions,
losing 1-0 to Chelsea in the FA Cup and also 4-0 to the Blues in the league.
United have
drawn 12 games in the topflight, nine at Old Trafford and three away from home.
Carrick
believes the numerous stalemates is hurting United’s campaign, but knows
they’re on the right path with Mourinho.
Speaking ahead
of Chelsea’s visit on Sunday, he said: “I can’t compare us to any other team,
to be honest. We concentrate on ourselves. We believe we will get better. We
will improve. There are a lot of good signs.
“But you look
at yourselves and say if we were really struggling football-wise and were miles
away then in some ways, you can’t accept it, but you can see why you are
struggling.
“But we have
been playing so well for so long. The draws are killing us. In some ways you
are better off losing one and winning one than doing what we have been doing
having drawn so many.
“But going on
a run like we have done shows we have a bit of steel and have a bit of
character about us.
“There are
positives but at the moment it is not quite enough for us. We need that
something to finish teams off. We have got to be ruthless and have to finish
games off. We have to find a way. It is close, we are getting better but we
still have to find that way.
“We have the
quality in attack. It is disappointing if you are not creating but we are
looking dangerous and I am sure it will come. As a team and a squad we are
growing. We will develop that.
“We are not in
a bad place but we need to find as a team a way to win games especially when
you are playing so well as we have done. I don’t think we are far away.”
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