Man Utd produced a famous Champions League comeback to beat Roma 3-2 at Old Trafford on a night that could be a turning point for Michael Carrick.

Michael Carrick insists he isn't getting carried away after Manchester United won a game for the first time in 54 days, but he believes the Champions League comeback against Roma could be an "important night" for the club.

United were 2-0 down after 17 minutes and on course for a 10th successive game without a win, with Carrick's job hanging by a thread ahead of next week's international break.

But a Bruno Fernandes penalty just before the hour got them back into the game and Matheus Cunha struck twice in the final seven minutes to complete a sensational comeback.

It gives Carrick some breathing space at a time when his days look to be numbered and although he isn't getting carried away, he's hoping an iconic Champions League night offers a platform to build on.

"I'm not getting too carried away with things," said Carrick. "I think it's an important night. I think it's important for some of the players to have the feeling that they maybe haven't had here before. Some of the lads that came this year, some of the boys that came even last year who maybe haven't had a feeling of that.

"I think it's important for them to know what that means and how it feels. It's pretty obvious to say, but until you've really gone through it and felt it, and had to dig deep and come out the other side, sometimes you don't know what it's like. But we've got to take stock, we've got to stay calm and prepare and be ready for another big game on the weekend."

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Carrick has endured some difficult moments this season, none more so than the last game at Old Trafford when the players were booed off after a 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth, and he spoke of his pride at this victory.

"Proud of a lot of people, actually," he said. "Proud of the players. I think they deserve a lot of credit for pulling through that in a tough situation. And for the supporters, to be there. I could feel they were desperate for us to give them something so they could get their teeth into."

Carrick now faces a Premier League clash with Aston Villa this weekend, but a first win in 10 should allow him to sleep a little easier, at least metaphorically, with the 45-year-old insisting the win won't make him feel any better once his head hits the pillow.

"Genuinely, no. I don't, really. I don't," Carrick said when asked if he would sleep easier for the win. "Whether that's right or wrong, or normal or not, I don't know, but I didn't feel relief.

"It was more I was genuinely pleased for the players. I know how much they care, I know what they're giving. Sometimes it looks like that, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes we play well, we haven't, and I understand that.

"But I could feel their willingness to do well, and so for them to have to dig really deep, and just for everybody. I feel the responsibility of that, so to see everybody having that feeling that we all crave, and that's why we're all here. I really 100% wasn't thinking about me at that moment, it was just more seeing everybody and the feeling that we can generate when we do things right."