Back to being our best player. Form is temporary and all that blah di blah.
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Didn't they both play in the loss at Etihad?
They also played together during the second half against Arsenal.
That's when he asked the question I think.
A wonderful footballer!
Love him.
Love him.
Carrick/Herrera CM is dominating. Herrera adds pace and the ability to drive forward. Hopefully LVG sticks with that combination from now on.
You only need to go back 3-4 pages to get all the typical nonsense sprouted about him.
Possibly the most under rated player of the last decade.
MOTM so far. Bossing it
Legend
Taking the piss.
Been great so far, beautiful pass for Fellaini and great goal. Fantastic so far.
Outstanding first half from him.
One of the best individual halves of the season.
Majestic
That header was fantastic.
What a huge fecking difference he makes to the team when he is fit and on song.
To this day still so underrated. How on earth are we going to replace him. Tall order for us this Summer.
To this day still so underrated. How on earth are we going to replace him. Tall order for us this Summer.
"hard to believe its not Scholes..."
That start to the half from Carrick reminded me of his start to the 7-1 Roma game back in the 06-07 season.
Steps forward from his position and makes it happen further up the pitch, fans get behind the team and we go on to have a great half.
I've always seen that 7-1 game as the turning point for that United side...
Steps forward from his position and makes it happen further up the pitch, fans get behind the team and we go on to have a great half.
I've always seen that 7-1 game as the turning point for that United side...
What was his celebration all about?
Said it all along (with many in here), Blind still has a long way to prove he's capable of replacing Carrick. Although Blind is starting to win me over.
Yeah, it's quite obvious that he's our main man in midfield, and it's no coincidence that our fortunes this season started to change when he made his way back into our lineup after injury.
Class player.
Him back as the lone #6 with two #8's in front of him and we look a much better side, no argument there.
What was Pochettino thinking coming into OT without a plan for Carrick and then affording him all that time and space on the ball? There's only one result after that. Kind of a similar pattern to the game at WHL except they survived a draw that time.
Some player. Not having an alternative to him for so long has been an issue.
Incisive passing is goes unnoticed. Sets him apart from the others.
Incisive passing is goes unnoticed. Sets him apart from the others.
Just edged out Rooney for MOTM for me, absolutely class and set the table for the performance and win.
Can be delighted with his contribution today. Glad to see he's still got some of his best football in him.
I wish he was ten years younger.
Kept the whole side ticking with his forward passing. Fit and in form he is still one of the best midfielders in the PL.
Brilliant performance. When he's not being over played and has legs next to him he's still first class
I don't think it's a coincidence that we were back to our best today. Having Carrick in our midfield takes us to a different level, in my opinion.
He's very good isn't he?
He needs to be managed carefully over the next few seasons to prolong his career. Players like him don't come around every day.
He needs to be managed carefully over the next few seasons to prolong his career. Players like him don't come around every day.
Great player!
Let's hope he stays fit and on form. He's just so important to us when on form
Performances like that make you think he's underachieved during his career. Amazing stuff.
Jesus when he retires it's almost going to be as bad of a predicament as trying to find another Scholes.
Absolutely spot on.
He's an exquisite blend of experience, composure, technical skill and physical stature - the last one in particular is ever so crucial in this league and reminiscent of a certain Redondo at times. If Rio Ferdinand was the Rolls Royce of English defenders then Michael is the equivalent version for central midfielders. There's a stark difference in our performance when he's on the field acting as the puppeteer behind our possession play.
That said, as good as Carrick is I just hope we get a suitable young player to gain some experience under him for a couple of seasons as his understudy and take up his mantle after the physical decline inevitably sets in. We prolonged that process for Scholes as he approached his mid 30s and ended up with a massive downgrade after he hung up his boots. It's imperative that we get Carrick's long term successor right.
He definitely inherited Scholes' Sat Nav. Some times his awareness is unreal. It's exactly what Van Gaal wants. Whereas everyone else seems to find De Gea with 2 men pressing them, he just nonchalantly turns a couple of times and chips the ball into the space one of our players is running into.
It's the difference between having to pass it back and forth for a while or catching the opposition out of shape.
I also love the confidence in some of his cross field passes. They seem almost sloppy as they drift pass the foot of two attacking players to the opposite fullback but it's pin point perfection.
Anyway, enough blowing smoke up his arse, I've got a wedding tape to watch.
It's the difference between having to pass it back and forth for a while or catching the opposition out of shape.
I also love the confidence in some of his cross field passes. They seem almost sloppy as they drift pass the foot of two attacking players to the opposite fullback but it's pin point perfection.
Anyway, enough blowing smoke up his arse, I've got a wedding tape to watch.
No coincidence that performance came on the back of him being fresh and not having played much football. Sadly, I don't think he can maintain those sort of levels over the course of a season anymore.
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