Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick says winning has brought confidence to the players.
The Reds have won three games in a row and, even when Stoke City equalised at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday, looked like a team galvanised with intent, determined to take all three points.
"We need to focus on putting a good run together," Carrick told ManUtd.com. "But you can't look too far ahead and start planning how your run will pan out. We've got a huge game against Spurs and we're focused on that first, but around the camp the atmosphere is bubbly and the lads are happy. It's a really positive vibe at the moment. Hopefully that carries us through.
"The games come thick and fast now, and thankfully we're in the cups and fighting in the league. The challenge is there for us to stick together and really mount a challenge. That's what we're focused on. The games we've drawn, we feel like we've thrown them away. But we're still unbeaten, which gives you confidence, and we've got three wins in a row."
Carrick faces former club Tottenham at Old Trafford on Saturday tea-time, but he's taking no comfort in United's unbeaten home record against Spurs in the Premier League. "Records like that won't affect the game," he says. "If we've had a bad time somewhere, we go into it as a fresh game. It's all new. We need to be on our guard because it's a big test. They're playing well and have had some great results. They've got such a strong squad that it's going to be a challenge. But we rise to challenges, hopefully we do that again."
