Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has been speaking to the media before Monday’s Premier League game against Brentford at Old Trafford (kick-off 20:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
- On team news, Carrick said there is a “possibility” Leny Yoro will be fit to face Brentford but he cannot confirm that yet.
- He added that Patrick Dorgu is working his way back to full fitness and is “closer to training with us”.
- On Bruno Fernandes’ performances, Carrick said he he likes seeing him play with “a little bit of freedom” in positions where he can take responsibility and “make the biggest difference”.
- On his own future: “I’ve said it many times, I enjoy being here and I enjoy the role I’m in. We’ve had some good results and are in decent shape. We want to keep improving. I’ll see. There’s only so much I can say, but I enjoy being here. I love being here. It’s a real privilege to be in the position I am.”
- On people comparing his spell as Manchester United boss with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s, Carrick said he doesn’t find it “disrespectful” and that likening him to any managers is “irrelevant” as “it’s a different team and different time”.
- On Liam Rosenior, who was sacked by Chelsea on Wednesday, and English managers: “There are two sides to it. There is instant results and the next game being important, but there’s definitely a responsibility and our thinking of what the future looks like and the bigger picture. You can only be positive and look to what is achievable.”
- He added: “There’s all sorts of what-ifs in the world. I like to live my life in a positive way. It’s some success for us from now until the end of the season and let’s see what happens after that. I don’t think about what could go wrong, it’s what can be achieved.”
- On the issue of a manager potentially losing their job if the team goes through a few bad results: “Day to day, it isn’t in my thinking. How we work with players, it doesn’t come into it. It’s the world we live in. I just think about what we can achieve and what success looks like. That’s the most important thing. Half full, half empty, it’s a big difference. For me, it’s what we can achieve.”
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