Carrick hurt by stoppage-time blow in Man United draw at Everton

Manchester United let victory slip away at Everton when Ainsley Maitland-Niles struck with virtually the last kick of the game, firing a 35-yard drive to make it 2-2 in the 96th minute.

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They’re two fantastic strikes from in and outside the box, so they don’t go in too often. I thought we did a lot of good things in the game to get us in the position we were in twice.

United had led twice through Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko. Everton’s first goal came from Tyrique George, also with a fine strike, leaving manager Michael Carrick frustrated by two spectacular finishes at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

"They’re two fantastic strikes from in and outside the box, so they don’t go in too often," Carrick told the BBC. He said United had done many of the things they wanted in attack and had put themselves in a strong position twice.

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It hurts as we came here to win and we put ourselves in a good position.

"It hurts as we came here to win and we put ourselves in a good position," Carrick said. He also explained that he replaced Marcus Rashford in the 70th minute after the winger felt a minor problem. United next host Azerbaijan’s Sabah in the Champions League on Thursday.

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He felt a little bit of something, so we had to change him.