Michael Carrick responds to Carlos Baleba links as Manchester United message sent after Hull defeat

Standard Sport reported this week that the two clubs found common ground on a £65million package, and the player is said to be undergoing a medical in Manchester today.But, asked to verify those reports, Carrick kept his cards close to his chest: “I had all eyes on (the match vs Hull) today so any other player, until he's ours, it's not for me to comment on.”Manchester United’s defeat at Hull has left Michael Carrick with plenty of food for thoughtAFP/GettyUnited’s season got off to a poor start on Humberside. They were two goals behind by half-time despite the new-look midfield pairing of Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans starting, while the second-half introductions of Marcus Rashford, Benjamin Sesko and Kobbie Mainoo had little impact.There is plenty of work to be done on the training ground before United host Ipswich next week, but Carrick is refusing to panic.Instead, he called for calm and patience as he dissected the defeat: “One game doesn’t change the whole direction of everything, but we need to be aware where we need to improve.“We have a bit to improve on, it was never going to be perfect. Going behind makes it more difficult, against a promoted team at home, we can't give them much and they had opportunities. We're disappointed but it won't knock us.”