Carrick knows Tottenham's strengthplaceholder image
Carrick knows Tottenham's strength | Getty Images
Manchester United boss has been speaking about Tottenham ahead of Saturday’s early clash.
United are now in fourth place, but their fixture list gets no easier against a Tottenham side looking to follow up a good week that saw them make relatively easy work of Eintrachft Frankfurt before coming from two goals down to draw with Manchester City.
Injuries have stacked up for Spurs in recent weeks, as Carrick has pointed out, but the United interim boss is still acutely aware of where Tottenham can hurt his side. “They certainly bring a challenge,” said Carrick. “I think you can see especially the way they finished the game the other day [against Manchester City]. They have had players injured and ins and outs, and a lot of changes to the team which makes things a lot more challenging, a lot more difficult from their perspective.
“But they're getting players back. They've got really good attackers who look to stretch the backline and play forward and attack the box an awful lot. It's something we've got be aware of. A slightly different game to maybe what we have played over recent weeks in some ways, but we're looking forward to it.
“We're in a good place, the boys have worked well again this week. Again, feet on the ground, let's not get carried away with what has gone on. It's about what's next. A big challenge ahead but we're looking forward to it.”
Carrick on his time at Spurs
Carrick spent around two years at Spurs as a player, and he has fond memories of his time in North London. “I've got really fond memories of Tottenham and being at the club, I was there for a short time. Only a short time when you look back, but I really enjoyed it. [We had a] good team, Martin Jol was the manager and there was a lot of things I learned at the club in that short period of time, but I've said it enough times, coming here was a jump and a big jump at the time.
“I certainly felt that pretty quickly and once you step inside this place as a footballer, it turns you. I felt so pretty much from the first day, walking into the dressing room and meeting the manager, from then on that was me.”
Continue Reading