Carrick on team news, belief and his future not being 'on the radar'

Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Fulham at Craven Cottage (kick-off 16:30 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: On team news, Carrick said "there is a chance" for defender Luke Shaw and midfielder Carlos Baleba to feature on Sunday, although he is not "100%". He added Shaw's injury is short-term and they are working towards the game. The United boss said "we are always learning" after two matches without a win, and added a season is not always "going to go to plan" but it is how you react, stay focussed and "believe you will come through it", which he insisted he is confident about. Asked about the Stretford End boos following their League Cup defeat by Brighton , he responded: "It's not that I don't feel the emotion of losing matches, but it doesn't affect how I think about what we need to do next. That is the most important thing." He added Manchester United is "the best place for me to be" and it "100%" feels like a great club: "The key for us it to stay focused, stay on track, understanding it can happen, as much as we don't like it. The fact it's happened in the first cluster of the season, it's maybe seen a little bit different. But I was expecting a spell we had to work through. We are in that now and we will find our way through." He believes things need to be put into perspective and "it is not the end of the world". He also said the club are not in a place where they have gone on a long run of "horrific results", adding: "The good things we've done get lost in the surrounding feeling but they don't get lost by us." Carrick spoke of how the club's owners might view things, but it is "irrelevant" for him as he knows the club and his role and what is expected of him: "In terms of future and ownership and how long I've got, it's totally nothing. It's ridiculous to think that way in the position I'm in, it's just not on the radar. I understand the things we need to achieve and where we are as a football club." On 15-year-old forward JJ Gabriel's current situation: "He's a young boy, it's important we don't play anything out here. The exposure and scrutiny, we have to be careful, be sensible and think of him as much as anything. The situation will work itself out. Making sure he's OK is an important thing." Listen to full commentary of Fulham v Man Utd on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds from 16:30 BST on Sunday Follow all of Friday's Premier League news conferences and the rest of the day's football news Got a question about Man Utd? Get in touch here and we'll seek answers from our experts [BBC]