Pussied out today, got muscled a lot and failed to win a fair few 50/50's. Not as good as he was last season.
Alas poor Carrick...WTF has happened?
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Give him until Christmas (like every year really)
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...rick-injury-doubt-for-england-friendlies.aspx
Might explain something. 'Patched' up for today. Two weeks' rest will do him - and potentially our title challenge - a world of good.
Might explain something. 'Patched' up for today. Two weeks' rest will do him - and potentially our title challenge - a world of good.
Aye, looked a little pale. Still, nothing to moan too loudly about - he was alright, especially given that we probably rushed him back a bit for the big match. He'll be hitting serious form soon enough.
The way he started the game, I thought he could put one of best performances from United player this year, but he faded later for some reason.
Wasn't fully fit by all accounts and it showed. Looked hesitant to challenge for the 50-50 balls at times and generally less effort on the defensive end. The international break will do him a world of good.
He did his achilles twice in the 09-10 season and you all have memories of how he performed then. Not an easy injury to carry and play through.
Hopefully it's not like back then when he needed surgery in the summer; and a couple of weeks out sorts his problem.
Hopefully it's not like back then when he needed surgery in the summer; and a couple of weeks out sorts his problem.
Yeah, he played injured, he confirmed it:
http://www.manutd.com/en/news-and-f...rick-injury-doubt-for-england-friendlies.aspx
Doesn't sound too good.
http://www.manutd.com/en/news-and-f...rick-injury-doubt-for-england-friendlies.aspx
Doesn't sound too good.
Screwed if he gets a long term injury
Might explain why he kept pussying out of every 50-50 ball. That started to get really annoying.
Pulled out of international duty. Good.
Thank fook.
Might not be such good news.
feck, we might me shagged without him.
We'll have to buy a midfielder in January if that's the case.
Crafty. Bring in a new signing just as Carrick is fit again. Mess with his mind.
Eight weeks out? He won't be fit in January.
Eight weeks out is the second week in Jan, no?
Assuming he can jump straight back into the team after a two month absence.
I assumed it mean out of the team for 8 weeks, rather than unable to train for 8 weeks.
I hope that's the case, if it's true. I tend to expect the worse.
Good news here
Moyes making an exception for Carrick? It's usually one year contracts for players over thirty.
Maybe we're changing it!?!?
Bit of a special case. Moyes knows the midfield is weak, so I'm sure he'll have insisted his best player in that position be tied down.
Regardless, I think as long as Moyes and the club want Carrick he'll always be here. If that means he has to sign a contract for 12 months, I'm sure he would.
Regardless, I think as long as Moyes and the club want Carrick he'll always be here. If that means he has to sign a contract for 12 months, I'm sure he would.
That's what I was talking about last summer, we're fecked. 
Not good news. Hasn't been on top form this season but has still comfortably been our best midfielder.
The Ogden has spoken.
If this was last season I'd have shat myself but our best performances recently have come without Carrick in the team, was pointless to patch him up for Arsenal.
At least we brought in Fellaini. It'll be his chance to step up now.
Massive opportunity now for Fellaini.
The international break is now really fantastic for us!!!!!
The international break is now really fantastic for us!!!!!
We have a lot of games in December, feck. 
We have a lot of games in December, feck.
Jones, Fellaini, Anderson, Cleverly and Giggs occasionally should be enough depth to get us through.
We'll miss Carrick, but this was inevitable. He's 32 now, so it'll also give us a taste of what life will be without him for a while. The club really needs to start thinking about a potential replacement for Carrick, never mind Scholes.
Time for the fro to step up.
Just had a look at his Twitter and saw this from his brother. Makes sense that he was a little subdued.
We are Manchester United, we will live on without Carrick for a few games.
I'm not really that fussed TBH. I reckon Jones, Fellaini and Cleverley will do a great job there in his absence.
Terrible, terrible news. It'll be OK for the smaller games but for games such as Spurs (a), Leverkusen (a) and even Everton I think it'll be made apparent that we're missing Carrick. I hope I'm wrong but we'll see.
Fellaini really needs to step up now.
Fellaini really needs to step up now.
There is only one Phil Jones.