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Michael Carrick: 'We needed second goal'

Carrick: 'We needed second goal'
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Michael Carrick says that drawing with Montenegro is not a disappointing result for England.

England midfielder Michael Carrick has no doubts that his side needed a second goal during their World Cup qualifier with Montenegro on Tuesday.

The Three Lions could only manage a 1-1 draw against the group leaders in Podgorica, which has consequently left them two points behind their opponents in second place.

Carrick believes that his country should have doubled their lead when they were in the ascendancy.

"We needed a second goal, really," Carrick told Sky Sports News.

"If we'd had the second goal - and we had chances, opportunities and a good shout for a penalty.

"We knew they'd give it a go in the second half and come at us but it's still disappointing not to take the points even though a point is not so bad."

England host Moldova, Montenegro and Poland at Wembley and travel to Ukraine in their remaining Group H matches.

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Group A

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Q Netherlands Netherlands32107
Q Senegal flag Senegal32016
3 Ecuador flag Ecuador31114
4 Qatar Qatar30030

Group B

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Q England flag England32107
Q United States USA31205
3 Iran Iran31023
4 Wales flag Wales30121

Group C

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Q Argentina Argentina32016
Q Poland Poland31114
3 Mexico Mexico31114
4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia31023

Group D

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Q France France32016
Q Australia Australia32016
3 Tunisia Tunisia31114
4 Denmark Denmark30121

Group E

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Q Japan Japan32016
Q Spain Spain31114
3 Germany Germany31114
4 Costa Rica flag Costa Rica31023

Group F

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Q Morocco Morocco32107
Q Croatia Croatia31205
3 Belgium Belgium31114
4 Canada Canada30030

Group G

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Q Brazil Brazil32016
Q Switzerland Switzerland32016
3 Cameroon flag Cameroon31114
4 Serbia Serbia30121

Group H

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Republic of Korea South Korea31114
3 Uruguay flag Uruguay31114
4 Ghana flag Ghana31023


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