Michael Carrick has acknowledged that the jeers directed at his Manchester United players during their 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth are affecting the squad, as he received a positive reception from supporters at Old Trafford.
Carrick was the only person to be cheered by fans as he left the pitch, with positive chants aimed in his direction. In contrast, derogatory chants were aimed at the Glazers, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and director of football Jason Wilcox during the game, while the players were booed at full-time.
Carrick on the dressing room reaction
Asked whether he had spoken to the players about the jeers in the dressing room, Carrick said: "I've not spoken to everyone individually. The ones I have spoken to, it's affecting them a lot, as you can see really with the performance, how much it's not gone our way, and we've not made it go our way."
He added: "There's only so much really, because just because of the way the game ended, the atmosphere in the stadium, the dynamics, and trying to almost spend some time trying to digest that and see what that means."
Mourinho's different approach to boos
Carrick and Jose Mourinho, who briefly worked together at Manchester United, have contrasting approaches to being booed. Speaking ahead of a Madrid derby in 2012 during his first spell as Real Madrid boss, Mourinho invited supporters to boo him individually instead of his struggling players.
He said: "They applaud me and they whistle at me. That's life in football. I'll head out into the Bernabeu by myself at 9.20 pm. If they want to whistle at me, I'll be there. I'll take it calmly and humbly. All I want is for them to try to support and help the team. I want them to whistle at me at 9.20 pm, and then support the team."
Carrick's gratitude and Mourinho's El Clasico win
Carrick expressed appreciation for the support he received from fans, saying: "I have to say really mixed emotions. Probably didn't really expect that off the supporters, if I'm honest, but I've always felt the support and always felt that connection with them anyway."
He continued: "Probably sick of me saying all the time, of the amount of times I've sat here and said it, of the respect that I have for them and for them to kind of show that back meant an awful lot. But it's still to be in such a difficult situation and go through a day like we have done, in a spell like we have done, is certainly difficult to take. So there's real mixed emotions in there for sure."
Elsewhere on Sunday, Mourinho masterminded a crucial El Clasico win for Real Madrid over Barcelona after Kylian Mbappe's late strike sealed a 2-1 victory, with the former United boss celebrating the goal with a kneeslide in the technical area.
