Carrick says he does not feel under pressure at Manchester United, despite admitting Wednesday's Carabao Cup exit to Brighton was "unacceptable" after his side threw away a two-goal lead.
United were booed off at full time, with chants directed at the bench from a furious Stretford End after the 3-2 defeat. Carrick took the blame for the collapse rather than pointing to his players.
"We can't accept that as a group. I take responsibility for it," he said. "The performance towards the end of the second half, that's on me. We'll all be better. We have to be better.
"We have a big game on Sunday that we have to prepare for. We're out of this competition and we have to go back to winning football matches. It doesn't feel good at the moment."
Director of football Jason Wilcox looked shellshocked at the final whistle, with United having thrown away a late lead at Everton, lost heavily to 10-man Manchester City, and been outworked at home by Brighton within the space of a week. Asked directly about the growing discontent inside Old Trafford, Carrick did not shy away from it.
"We all know it's there," he said. "We know it's there whether it's good or whether it's not good. I think it's pretty obvious. We've all got feelings, we've all got emotions to a point, but it's how you deal with that that is the important thing."
Pressed on whether the club's miserable start to the season — which also included an opening-day defeat at newly promoted Hull City — had him fearing for his job, Carrick was defiant.
"No, I don't feel under pressure," he said. "Either way, that doesn't bother me one bit. It generally doesn't bother me one bit. What bothers me is winning games and having a good feeling around the place, and a good feeling around the group to know we're moving in a good direction."
Shea Lacey's opener had been described by Carrick as a "great moment" that risks being overshadowed by the manner of United's collapse, with Mason Mount's second cancelled out as Brighton fought back. The build-up to the game had already been overshadowed by 15-year-old academy prospect JJ Gabriel, who along with his family requested a contract termination this week, having not trained since making his intention to leave known.
"I just think we've got to be really careful of the whole situation," Carrick said. "He's a young boy, he's 15, and for me, definitely, and from a club point of view, is about looking after our younger players, their welfare, their well-being, their exposure."
Brighton boss Fabian Hürzeler credited his players' belief for the turnaround.
"When you go to a place like here you need to have belief and then to show it when you are 2-0 down shows real character," he said. "The foundation was that togetherness, this connection, the relationships they build on the pitch. The longer the game went on the more we had control."