UNITED MUST RIDE WAVE OF CONFIDENCE: CARRICK

He challenges side to build on momentum from his perfect start as interim manager

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Manchester United's Matheus Cunha celebrating his late winner against Arsenal on Jan 25. It secured the Red Devils' first English Premier League win at the Emirates Stadium since 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

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LONDON - Manchester United’s stand-in manager Michael Carrick continued his dream start to his second stint in the position with victory at Arsenal on Jan 25 and said his team must ride the wave of confidence that has swept away the Old Trafford gloom.

The former midfielder answered United’s call in the wake of Ruben Amorim’s sacking earlier in January and his two games in charge have seen a 2-0 win against Manchester City and a thrilling 3-2 victory at English Premier League leaders Arsenal.

“We've got to ride it and use the emotion, you have got to use the energy and use the confidence,” said Carrick, whose team moved up to fourth in the table.

“You've got to be humble enough to understand how we could just achieve these two big results. It doesn’t just come easy, so we need to continue that and bottle it and use it again.”