Michael Carrick began his Manchester United press conference with a six-minute passionate speech where he reminded his players that the club was "built on hard work, and we should never forget that"

Michael Carrick launched into a six-minute emotional rant during his Manchester United press conference on Friday afternoon - telling fans the club has "lost its way". He's under the microscope after just two victories in his first 11 matches.

And is feeling the heat after Bruno Fernandes publicly questioned the tactics, pointing the finger at Carrick himself. But on Friday, in an unusual move, the United boss launched straight into his own statement without fielding any questions first.

The former player turned manager didn't shy away from their woeful recent form, but insisted his players needed to step up, highlighting how the club's legends have always put the team first.

He said: "I think it's important... recently we haven't had a good time I think that's obvious, I totally accept that. We had five months of relative success and I was happy with many things I was seeing," reports the Mirror.

"We haven't done well enough recently. Wednesday was a bad night for a lot of reasons, it really hurt a lot, it hurt me to see how the game panned out.

"As I said after the game, it was unacceptable. Supports pay a lot of money to follow the team and to leave with that feeling...

"My responsibility is to get a team on the pitch that the supporters can identify with, and we have gone away from that recently and we need need to something about it.

"It was never about Ryan Giggs, it was never about Ryan Giggs, it was about Manchester United. Wayne Rooney, the greatest goalscorer in the club's history, he played for team.

"Sir Alex Ferguson, the greatest manager in the club's history... Sir Matt [Busby] and Sir Bobby [Charlton], their resilience was beyond belief what they showed and how they rebuilt this football club. It was built on hard work, and we should never forget that."

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