Man Utd star reveals Michael Carrick demand was not met in Tottenham draw

Manchester United’s poor start to the season continued on Saturday in their 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford and Senne Lammens has now spoken out in the aftermath

Senne Lammens has revealed Michael Carrick has been ‘hammering’ Manchester United to improve their defending as a team - albeit that fell on deaf ears against Spurs. The Red Devils continued their disappointing start to the season against the North London side.

Bryan Mbeumo had given United the lead before Spurs were reduced to 10 men following Rodrigo Bentancur’s red card. But Spurs levelled matters in stoppage time through Dominic Solanke.

It leaves United with just one win from their opening six games. Speaking after Saturday’s draw, goalkeeper Lammens said: "It's very disappointing.

"Because you find a way to get the game, to get the advantage, to score a goal, to get 1-0 up against 10 men, so that's the position you want to be in.

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"So it's very disappointing to get the last goal against us at the end. We need to learn from it a lot, because these are the games you have to try to pull towards yourself. To win these games is very important if you want to have a good season, so it's very important for us to learn from this and to move on, to get these games behind us."

One of the Red Devils’ weaknesses this season has been their defence, having conceded nine goals in the league already. And Lammens has revealed that boss Carrick has been demanding improvement at the back.

"I think sometimes in the end it comes down to maybe here and there, maybe a mistake from someone, but it doesn't really start with that," the Belgian added

"I think it's a team thing. The manager has been hammering a lot about defending as a team, being able to put pressure on the opposition team, especially on the crosses.

"And I think today was better, but then you see in the end, one good cross and one good header, and you can lose the game like that, or the win can go away like that.

"So I get what you're saying, but I think we've been trying to make a difference there, and I think it's been better already, but yeah, it's a pity that today, especially in the end like that, the win slipped away from us."

United will be back in action in midweek as they take on Spanish giants Atletico Madrid in the Champions League ahead of a clash with Leeds United at Elland Road.

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