Michael Carrick happy with "point gained" in Manchester derby

Michael Carrick has praised Manchester United's point gained in Thursday's city derby, but hinted at frustration over Marouane Fellaini's sending-off.

The Premier League clash with Manchester City ended goalless at the Etihad Stadium, but the Belgium midfielder was shown a straight red card in the 84th minute for a headbutt on Sergio Aguero.

Red Devils captain Carrick told Sky Sports News after the game: "It's a point gained for us.

"We thought we could catch City on the break and we did have a couple of chances but overall I thought we did well except at the end when there was a bit of excitement.

"It makes things more difficult when you go down to ten men."

The result keeps fifth-placed Man United one point behind fourth-placed Man City in the Premier League table.