Patrick Dorgu has urged his Manchester United teammates to "look at themselves" after Sunday's dramatic 4-4 draw with Aston Villa, a result that leaves United in the relegation zone heading into the international break.
Dorgu made his first squad appearance since recovering from a muscle injury, coming off the bench in the second half to salvage a point at Old Trafford. The Denmark international scored a header from a corner in the dying seconds of added time, following a Joshua Zirkzee goal minutes earlier.
Dorgu's return and reaction
The goal prevented United from suffering an eighth defeat of the campaign, but they now enter the international break in the relegation zone. Speaking to Sky Sports, Dorgu said: "I don't feel happy - we are in a bad situation. We need to fight together to get out of it. Draw better than a loss but we had the better opportunities."
"Everyone needs to look at themselves and ask if they are doing enough. We need to fight for the manager, for the club and get out of this together," he added. "Of course it hurts [to be in relegation zone], there's a lot of games and we need everyone to come back sharp from international break and start getting wins."
Carrick's assessment
Michael Carrick criticised United for conceding cheap goals when he spoke to BBC Match of the Day. "Making it hard for ourselves," he said. "Again, I thought a lot of the performances were very good. We made it challenging for ourselves. Mistakes that the boys knows shouldn't happen."
"We built our way back into the game and played well, we probably should score more than we did today. The goals are coming from individual mistakes. We need to tighten up," Carrick continued. "I thought we were the better team. We played some very good football and got back into the game. Two goals again put us on the back foot. In the end, we could have even won it."
Asked about Dorgu, Carrick said: "It's good to have him and we've been careful with how we use him. He came on and made a difference."
"We need to improve the position we're in, of course we do. If we tighten up, there are a lot of things we can take forward from the last three games for sure."
