Injury likely to sideline Carrick
Manchester United’s new £18.6m signing Michael Carrick is set to miss the start of the Premiership season after injuring his left foot against Ajax. The midfielder lasted just 14 minutes on his second appearance before getting injured in a tackle from behind.
“It looks like he could be out for three weeks, there’s a lot of swelling,” said boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ferguson added: “Michael has ligament damage to his ankle and it is difficult to say how long he will be out because we don’t know his record with injuries. “But it looks like he could be out for three weeks and it is a real blow for the young lad. He wanted to do really well for us and this has knocked him back a bit.
“But we have to handle it. Injuries are part of the game and we have plenty of good players in the squad who can take his place.