Carrick defends Manchester United’s £155m transfer window after rivals outspend Red Devils

But that was the only cash splashed by United, as their rivals spent far higher sums.

Despite this, Carrick was pleased with the additions, feeling the team had improved for this campaign.

He said: "We went into the window wanting to come out stronger from the group that we had last season. We’ve definitely added to that.

"I think we’ve done a lot of good work in that respect, and the situation is what it is in terms of finances and what we can work with and what we’re trying to get the most of.

"Certainly, the players that we’ve brought into the group I’m absolutely delighted with, and I think we’ve done some really good business there.

"You can always look at it, and there’s other things you can do, or could have done, possibly could have done. Some things come available, some don’t. That’s just part of evolving the group and trying to push all the time.

"We obviously had certain things that we needed to fill and try to improve the group, and I think largely we’re in a good place."

The United boss emphasised he was "largely pretty happy" with the window despite the lack of activity on deadline day, which frustrated some supporters.

He said: "What squad ever is the perfect squad? You’ve always got to find ways of adapting.

"When you’re building and trying to push to go through a period where we’re trying to get to the top - that’s the ultimate goal - you’ve got to make steps.

"You know, it’s not going to be one hit where everything is (sorted)… and I’m not just talking about players individually, I’m talking about the whole thing of improving as a group, improving as a squad.

"It’s not just all an instant fix and you finish top of the league and you stay there, so there’s a whole kind of road that we’ve got to go down with that in making sure that we keep improving."

United lost their opening game of the season against newly-promoted Hull City 2-0.

Two first-half goals were enough to cap off a poor first league match for Carrick, but they bounced back against Ipswich Town.

After going behind in the match, a hat-trick from Bruno Fernandes, an own goal by Jacob Greaves and Bryan Mbeumo getting on the scoresheet put United 5-1 up.

Chuba Akpom’s consolation saw the contest end 5-2, as United moved up to 10th in the table.

The Red Devils travel to face Everton on Sunday, before their first Champions League fixture against Sabah FK.