Man Utd misery mounts after League Cup collapse

Michael Carrick took the blame for Manchester United's stunning League Cup collapse against Brighton after furious fans jeered his side at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Carrick and his players were booed off at the final whistle following a miserable 3-2 defeat featuring a blown two-goal lead. Shea Lacey and Mason Mount put United two up by the 10th minute. But the hosts suffered a woeful collapse as Charalampos Kostoulas reduced the deficit and Pascal Gross equalised before Maxim De Cuyper grabbed the winner. For the first time in 50 years, United had lost a home game after leading 2-0. It was another brutal blow for United after their controversial 1-0 home defeat against Manchester City on Sunday. Carrick branded the third round loss unacceptable, but took the majority of the responsibility himself. "We had the game exactly where we wanted it and let it get away from us. That's the story of the game," he said. "There are a number of things we will look at and dissect. I know quite a bit about where it went wrong. "We can't accept that as a group. Listen, I take responsibility for that, with the performance towards the end of the second half. That is on me." Having led United to third...