Michael Carrick demands Manchester United response after ‘pathetic’ jibes

Michael Carrick has struck a defiant tone after Manchester United equalled their worst start to a Premier League season, but a woeful 1-1 draw at Fulham left the beleaguered boss under mounting pressure.Trailing to Lisandro Martinez’s farcical own goal, United were just moments away from a third successive defeat on another dispiriting afternoon for Carrick on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Man Utd salvage Fulham draw as pressure mounts on Carricklist 2 of 4Brighton beat Arsenal 3-0 as Man City top Premier League without playinglist 3 of 4UEFA defends policy after rejecting Ireland’s request not to play Israellist 4 of 4Atletico Madrid beat 10-man Real Madrid 2-1 in feisty La Liga derbyend of listMatheus Cunha’s deflected 89th-minute equaliser spared United from new humiliation.But escaping with a barely deserved point against a winless side placed second-from-bottom of the Premier League was hardly cause for celebration.With only one win so far this season, United have matched their lowest points total after five matches in the Premier League era.Sitting in 12th place with five points, Carrick’s men equalled the mark set by Louis van Gaal’s United in 2014-15,...