Is calm Carrick getting flustered?

[Getty Images] Manchester United boss Michael Carrick likes to project a calm persona. It is one of the reasons why he was an attractive option to step into the head coach role on a temporary basis following the dismissal of Ruben Amorim in January. He said he was "not bothered" by the pressure coming on him following the 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat by Brighton on Wednesday. What he definitely is bothered about is the fact United have lost their past two games in alarming fashion, have only collected four points from their first four games and look a shadow of the side that secured a return to the Champions League with 12 wins in his 17 games in charge last term. Fulham away comes up on Sunday, followed by a three-week international break, and Carrick needs to come up with some answers. Will he have any when he speaks to the media this lunchtime? It will be interesting to see how relaxed he is for a start. Come back to this page later on Friday for all the key lines from Carrick's news conference.