Just as reigning Premier Lague and European champions Manchester United are on the verge of starting their Champions League campaign, they have been rocked by the news that influential midfielder Michael Carrick shall be out of action for the next six weeks at least.

As the Premiership’s number one bubbled wrapped goalkeeper, Petr Cech, watched Manchester United win the Premiership, he allowed himself a little smile.
The Czech stopper believes that by winning the Premier League title, Manchester United will not be as motivated as Chelsea in the biuld up to the Champions League Final.
When you know you’ve won something […]

It may have escaped Michael Carrick’s attention that Chelsea won the league in 2004/5 and 2005/6. This is because the official Manchester United website carries quotes from him, stating that he believes the Red Devils have the edge over their title rivals when it comes to experience.
“We know how to kick it over the […]

Michael Carrick hasn’t been quite a regular player for Manchester United in the midfield this season but the England international has no sorrow over this affair. He says that he has full faith in his manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s policy of rotating the midfield players and garners support for this policy.
Carrick says:
You have to get […]

Manchester United lost 2-1 to Manchester City on Sunday in the English Premier League and although they remain 2 points behind league leaders Arsenal, that gap could stretch to 5 should the Gunners defeat Blackburn Rovers at the Emirates on Monday night.
But Man United midfielder Michael Carrick is confident that the Red Devils can still […]

The ever-popular Three Things series has expanded to include matchday action, and this weekend we’ll be dealing with the Manchester Derby. Some people saw this match in all its live glory, others on the telly, and some not at all. Either way everyone probably saw it differently and here’s your chance to tell each other […]

Is Jermain Jenas better than Michael Carrick? Fabio Capello believes this to be the case at the present time, removing the latter from his trimmed-down England squad and keeping the Spurs midfielder in the pack of twenty-three. The Daily Telegraph report that the Manchester United midfielder is the highest profile player to miss out on […]

Now this is really going over the top. Okay, Kevin Keegan has arrived at St. James’ Park and he is more certain than not to lift Newcastle United out of its current depression into some sort of buoyancy. Okay, Mike Ashley is ready to splash out money to make the squad stronger. But a bid […]