Michael Carrick pleased with "vital" Manchester United win

Michael Carrick has admitted that it was vital that Manchester United got off to a winning start in the Champions League.

The midfielder scored the only goal of the game at Old Trafford as the Red Devils narrowly saw off their Turkish opponents.

"It's vital we got off to a winning start after last year, really," Carrick told Sky Sports News. "It was vital we won at home, especially against a good team - and they really are a very decent team.

"They counter-attacked on us quite well and were a bit of a threat, but we nullified that in the second half and overall we can be happy; we've played some good stuff and we've won the game."

United will now turn their attention back to the Premier League ahead of Sunday's trip to Liverpool.