Michael Carrick has defended his Manchester United squad after Gary Neville suggested some players are not professional, responding: "Gaz says a lot of things."
Neville, a former United team-mate of Carrick, has been critical of the club in recent seasons. In a recent podcast, he said: "There's a few of them that aren't that professional. There's a couple of them, I live in Manchester, they're not that professional some of them. I've got no time for them."
Carrick's Response
Asked whether he had seen signs of such unprofessionalism since taking over in January, Carrick was adamant: "No, I haven't. Gaz says a lot of things."
He added: "The challenge is keeping that belief deep within you, to know it's there and it's possible. That's exactly where we're at now."
Pressure Ahead of Chelsea Clash
Carrick's position has come under scrutiny after United were beaten 3-0 by Bournemouth at Old Trafford, and few expected him to remain for the trip to Chelsea. He and his squad have been given the chance to turn things around after crisis talks between the head coach and club executives.
Carrick said he hopes those conversations will help United get back to winning ways: "Whether that's between me and the players, whether that's between me, Jason (Wilcox, director of football), Omar (Berrada, chief executive) or the owners."
He added: "It's the truth, it's the hard truth at times, and it's what we need to move forward. Whatever we need to move forward, we'll do."
