Michael Carrick is confident Manchester United will put right the mistakes that are threatening to ruin their season. "It has been a strange time," said the England midfielder.

"Obviously we have not helped ourselves because we are doing things that we have not done for so long.

"But we are going to put them right and I am sure we will start tomorrow. Then we can look back and see it as nothing more than a blip during a long season."

Carrick dismissed out of hand is the theory tiredness has gripped the Red Devils.

"I don't know if pressure is a factor," he said.

"I have been through this each season I have been at the club. "We expect to be successful. You become used to it.

"Fatigue is not an excuse either. We have a big squad with all the facilities we need so tiredness does not come into it.

"We want to play in every minute of every game and want to be involved in every trophy. We are not complaining about that.

"We just have to play well."