Carrick reveals the worst experience he has ever had after Man United lost at home with 10 men in the Premier League.
On 14 April 2026, Michael Carrick, manager of Manchester United, gave an interview after the Premier League Monday night match in which they lost 1-2 to Leeds United last night. This was his first home defeat as manager after six consecutive wins.
In this match, Man United was reduced to 10 men while trailing 0-2 after Lisandro Martinez, who had just returned from injury to start, was sent off for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair in the 56th minute following a VAR review by referee Paul Tierney.
However, this incident was compared to one in the 5th minute when Dominic Calvert-Lewin extended his arm to Lenny Yaro's head in the air, but the referee did not call a foul. Subsequently, Noah Okafor scored to put Leeds ahead 1-0, then scored another goal in the 28th minute.
Michael Carrick spoke about Man United's loss to Leeds United, saying, "We did not start the game well. We conceded the first goal from a moment when Lenny Yaro was hit on the back of the head by an elbow, and they scored."
"They did not overturn that decision. That was a crucial moment in the game. We struggled to find rhythm and coherence, had some good moments, but overall played poorly in the first half."
"But in the second half, I think the players performed better. They stayed positive and fought for something after another shocking decision to send off Lisandro Martinez. We've faced such decisions two games in a row now, but this was one of the worst I've ever seen."
Regarding Lisandro Martinez's red card: "You can use your elbow on Lenny Yaro during the first goal — it was clearly an arm extension. You can use your arm to hit Martinez's face. When he was off balance because of that, he tried to win the ball and touched his hair tie from behind."
"I don't even know how it looked. It wasn't pulling, not a tug, not a violent act. He just touched it and got sent off. Worse, he was sent off after a reversed decision, which was a clear and obvious mistake. It was very shocking."
