Michael Carrick: ‘We’ve let top four slip’

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has admitted that his side have let their chances of finishing in the top four slip away from their grasp.

The Red Devils would have climbed above Manchester City into fourth with a win over West Ham United this evening, but the Hammers produced a late comeback in the final match at the Boleyn Ground to win 3-2.

The result means that United need Swansea City to beat Man City at the Liberty Stadium on the final day of the season, in addition to holding up their own end of the bargain by beating Bournemouth.

“We were in a good position but we didn’t help ourselves. You have got to be better than that, cleverer than that,” former West Ham midfielder Carrick told Sky Sports News.

“The atmosphere was loud and what we expected before the game. We have been in big atmospheres before. You have got to deal with that.

Manchester United still need two points this season to surpass their lowest-ever tally of 64 in the Premier League era.