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Carrick urges United caution

29 Nov 2007 - 09:40:03

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Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is refusing to get carried away despite the club's impressive start to their Champions League campaign.

The Red Devils confirmed their passage to the knockout stages as group winners after securing a 2-1 victory over Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday evening.

But despite United being the only team in the competition to have a 100 per cent record from their group games this season, the England midfielder is urging his team-mates to keep their feet on the ground.

"A 100 per cent record is something to be proud of," he said.

"We set out to top the group and have managed to achieve that but the hard work really starts in the spring.

"Obviously, we will now have to wait and see how the draw goes but we realise the biggest tests are still to come and we will need to be at our best when the competition starts again after Christmas."

Meanwhile, Carrick expects United to bounce back from their surprise 1-0 Premier League defeat by Bolton Wanderers last weekend.

"Winning is such a nice habit to get into and we have managed to do that of late," he continued.

"We had a bit of a blip on Saturday but these things happen.

"The same kind of thing happened last season, it is how you bounce back that counts.

"We have managed to bounce back immediately."