Manchester United must ‘fight together’ to escape trouble, says Patrick Dorgu

Patrick Dorgu says Manchester United must unite to escape their “bad situation” after his 96th-minute equaliser secured a 4-4 draw against Aston Villa on Sunday.

The defender’s stoppage-time goal prevented Michael Carrick’s side from suffering a third successive Premier League defeat in a chaotic match. Joshua Zirkzee had also scored late on, as Manchester United twice recovered from behind to claim a point.

Despite helping his side avoid another loss, Dorgu said the result offered little reason for celebration.

“I don’t feel happy, we are in a bad situation. We need to fight together to get out of it,” he told Sky Sports after the match.

“A draw is better than a loss but I think we had the better opportunities and we should have won this game.”

Dorgu also called on every player to assess their own contribution and urged the squad to support Carrick and the club.

“Everyone needs to look at himself and ask if he’s doing enough. We need to fight for the coach [Carrick] and fight for the club and we need to get out of this together,” he added.

The late comeback did not appear to bring much relief to the Manchester United players. Matheus Cunha also expressed his frustration after the visitors conceded four goals, despite showing enough character to recover twice.

“So tired. I feel so disappointed because, after the other night, we talked a lot about changing our mentality. But we did it again, we conceded some goals. We need to play like Manchester United and go forward and have a bit more courage,” Cunha said.

“And we show character after we concede goals but if you do that before [show character and score goals first] then we can win more games.”

The draw leaves Manchester United 18th in the Premier League, with eight points from their opening 10 matches. Carrick’s side remain above Sunderland and Crystal Palace, who occupy the relegation places.

The result therefore did not significantly alter their position, even though the late goals spared them another defeat. Dorgu’s equaliser ensured Manchester United took something from the match, but his comments reflected the seriousness of the club’s current league position and the need for a collective response.