Manchester United interim head coach Michael Carrick addressed the media at Carrington this afternoon ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
The pre-match press conference was brought forward to 12:30 GMT on Friday to allow Carrick to watch the Premier League 2 match between Manchester United U21s and Southampton U21s. However, due to an embargo in place, his comments were made available at 13:30 GMT.
Carrick started the press conference by shining a light on the mood at Carrington after the defeat at Newcastle United: “Players back? Yeah, it’s been a good week, obviously, the result was disappointing the way the game ended. It was obviously disappointing. I think we’ve kind of digested that and looked at it and learned from it and trained well. Trained really well this week, but I was itching to get going on Sunday now.”
Team news for Aston Villa match
Carrick confirmed that midfielder Mason Mount has returned to first-team training ahead of Villa’s visit, stating: “Mason is back with the group, which is fantastic. He’s an important player for us, Mason, and to have him back and involved is a good step for us. He is not 100% in terms of back, because he’s only trained a very small amount of time, but he’s back and that’s good for us so we’ll see whether he’s involved or not on Sunday, but it’s a big step for him so we’re happy with that. Yeah, that’s it in terms of players coming back for now.”
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