Manchester United: Michael Carrick makes surprise claim after Everton draw

The result means the Red Devils have taken four points from a possible nine from their opening three games of the new Premier League campaign.Though, despite facing two of the promoted teams and an Everton side weakened after a disappointing summer transfer window, Carrick insists United have not made a bad start.Disappointment: Benjamin SeskoGetty"We haven't started the season that bad, to be honest," he told reporters."It's not that bad, you know. We were that close to coming away with three points today. That's football, little moments that we can deal with a bit better, but we'll be fine.Read More"We're disappointed, bitterly disappointed to be in the position we were in the game twice, so close to the end," said Carrick."All the work that went into putting us in that position at different stages to then come away like that leaves us... yeah, it's not a great feeling, so, it feels like a defeat."It's a bit of a cliché, it's the obvious thing to say at this stage, but we have taken a point. We can't ignore that, but it feels that we should have had a lot more."