Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is delighted for Robin van Persie after he struck in victory over Hull City. He left the field to a good ovation as he was replaced by fit-again Radamel Falcao - whose availability might have threatened Van Persie's place - for the final 20 minutes.
Carrick said: "We all get criticised at certain times and it's something you have to deal with. The best way to answer it is the way he did it against Hull.
"Robin scored a great goal and hopefully that will be the start of a good run over the weeks to come.
"When you have got him scoring, Wayne scoring and Falcao coming off the bench and nearly scoring, we'll be a threat to anyone. You want those boys when they're flying and it's scary to play against.
"What Robin and Wayne did against Hull, we've seen that happen so often in the past and hopefully we'll see that in the coming weeks again. It gives the whole team huge confidence and belief that, even if we're not playing great, we're always in the game."
