by PeterParker » Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:07 am
Ok, this keeps showing up. First from Sherwood, now from ”sources”
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is set to join arch rivals Manchester City in January, according to stunning claims from Tim Sherwood.
Carrick, 35, signed a new one-year deal with the Red Devils in the summer but has made just two starts under Jose Mourinho this term.
The veteran midfielder has been at Old Trafford for a decade but is yet to start a league fixture this season amid increasing competition in midfield from the likes of Paul Pogba.
Manchester City spent big on IIkay Gundogan in the summer but former Tottenham boss Sherwood has bizarrely claimed Carrick will end up at the Etihad in January.
‘Man City are crying out for a Michael Carrick. They play with Fernando or Fernandinho in there. They are good at what they do but they can’t do what he can do. They can’t link the play like Michael Carrick.
‘When Pep Guardiola was at Barcelona, he had Sergio Busquets doing that. He had Xabi Alonso doing that at Bayern Munich.
‘Michael Carrick is a replica of them players and if Man United don’t want him, Man City will buy him in January.’
