I agreed a deal for Michael Carrick while he was at West Ham but he wouldn't even return Iain Dowie's calls. But I can understand that [now], because I wouldn't return Iain Dowie's calls either. 
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Quotes about Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick was brought down on the edge of the box and the player had already been booked ... So the referee has failed in his duty there. It should have been a red card because the player’s right through. Even a yellow card and the player’s off.
said Alex Ferguson
He has done everything, and won pretty much everything. But they have other great players – (Darren] Fletcher, (Michael] Carrick, it's an endless list ... The amount of money they can spend down there is different to what we can spend up here, but at the end of the day it is 11 v 11. Money's not everything. Porto won the Champions League under Jose Mourinho. It comes down to who can do it on the day, and who wants it more.
was said
in The Scotsman
Michael Carrick, as you know, it's not worked out for us. He came off on Saturday and he's got a crack in his foot ... It was diagnosed on Sunday afternoon and he'll be out for four to six weeks, which is not good news.
was said
in Arseblog
Although we will miss Paul Scholes in our first match against Villarreal because of his red card tonight, Michael Carrick should be fit. We should be okay in terms of qualifying for the knockout stages. The team is making progress and we should be strong enough to get through.
said Alex Ferguson
in Arseblog
Quotes from articles mentioning Michael Carrick
The deciding factor may have been when Michael Carrick was brought down on the edge of the box and (Michael Turner) didn’t get a booking. He’d already been booked so the referee failed in his duty there. It should have been a red card because he was right through. Even a yellow card and the player would have been off. And that makes a difference, you know.
said Alex Ferguson
There is a little bit of swelling on his knee ... We're working hard to get him fit but he may run out of time.
said Alex Ferguson
Michael Carrick hurt an ankle, which has swollen up badly ... He'll be out for two to three weeks.
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