Carrick: Manchester United have hard work

The Premier League holders were 2-0 up at home but had to rely on a late equaliser to grab a point, and midfielder believes they have made it difficult for themselves to qualifyAshley Young's last-minute header rescued a 3-3 draw for Sir Alex Ferguson's side after the Swiss visitors had sensationally fought back from 2-0 down at half-time as Alexander Frei scored twice after namesake Fabian Frei had pulled one back.Danny Welbeck had fired United ahead with two goals in as many first-half minutes but reckless defending from the hosts meant they were left on the brink of a first home defeat in 17 months.“We’ve got no excuses, we threw it away,” said Carrick. “It’s not like us at all. We said at half-time it wasn't over.Midfielder Carrick insists there are “no excuses” for United's uncharacteristic second-half performance and admits it felt like a defeat, with the club on just two points after two Group G matches.“We’ve given ourselves a lot of hard work but we’re capable of doing it. The situation is not the end of the world but it's not ideal either.“It was a bit of a shock to find ourselves 3-2 down after being 2-0 up. To lose tonight would have not been good at all.“We'll take a draw but it still feels a bit like a defeat. But we’ll not get too down about it, we’ll move on and bounce back. We have to.“We did some really good things and some not so good things."United now face back-to-back games against Romanian side Otelul Galati and will expect nothing less than a return of six points against the Champions League new boys.A key player in those games could be Young, who has settled in quickly since his summer move from Aston Villa and spared United's blushes with a 90th minute goal on his debut in Europe's elite competition.“Ashley has settled in quickly and bought into everything about the club and how we approach things,” Carrick added. “He’s got bags of character, he kept going tonight and got his reward.“What we expect of ourselves really is to keep going. We believe that if we get a chance, we’ll score.“We were looking to win those two Galati games anyway so if we can approach them as we normally do then we’re confident we can pull through.” Michael Carrick admits Manchester United have “a lot of hard work” to do to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League after they “threw away” two points against Basel at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.