A syringe carrier (16) comprising: - a housing (16.0) adapted to receive a syringe (3) having a needle (4) encapsulated by a removable protective needle sheath (5), - two or more flexible arms (16.1 ) protruding outwards in a relaxed state and adapted to couple with the syringe (3) in a mounted position, wherein in the mounted position the flexible arms (16.1 ) are deflected radially inwards due, in part, to an axial force (F1 ) operating on the syringe carrier (16). The invention further relates to an autoinjector and a method of assembling the autoinjector.