Michael Carrick praises Manchester United unsung hero who 'deserves a lot of credit'

Benjamin Sesko was not the only hero for Manchester United as they salvaged a 1-1 draw with West Ham in the Premier League on Tuesday night.

The Slovenian striker scored in the sixth minute of added time to ensure Michael Carrick maintained his unbeaten start to life as United head coach, even if the winning run came to an end. United had played poorly at the London Stadium and looked on course for a disappointing defeat before their substitutes changed the game from the bench.

Joshua Zirkzee and Sesko provided a great threat in the forward line after their respective introductions, while defender Leny Yoro also made a huge contribution with two vital blocks. The 20-year-old recovered well to deny Callum Wilson a certain winner in added time, and also thwarted Adama Traore just minutes before Sesko went on to score the winner.

Carrick hails Yoro performance

Manchester United know they will have to be better if they want to secure Champions League qualification this season, but they showed plenty of character as they managed to snatch a point against West Ham last night.

Speaking after the game, Michael Carrick defended the decision to risk throwing two strikers on in the hope they would find a goal, while he also hailed Leny Yoro for the defensive contribution he made to ensure one goal was enough for a point.

"It is always worth it," he said in his post-match press conference. "Always worth it to try and get something out of the game. I have to say, credit to Leny, I thought his two bits of defending one-v-one, defending the counter attack, which we knew he was going to have to do at times because we were throwing the bodies forward. I thought those two moments where he blocked were huge moments. So he deserves a lot of credit for that to give us the chance to get the goal that would then get us something out of the game.

"We had moments. Josh had a chance, Casemiro has the chance which must have been close. Then, a big moment for Ben. So, we had to go for it and try and get something from the game. Credit for the lads because they kept going."

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