Michael Carrick commented on two **Aston Villa**players with whom he has crossed paths previously.
The **Man United**interim head coach briefly worked with Jadon Sancho in autumn 2021, and he feels the talent of the former Borussia Dortmund star is still present. There were also words of praise for Morgan Rogers, the PFA Young Player of the Year for the 2024/25 Premier League campaign.
Carrick said: *“It’s fantastic for me to see Morgan Rogers, going on to do so well. And he’s done it for a good period of time now, you know, and he had the initial signing in January. I wasn’t really sure how it was going to go [him leaving **Middlesbrough**] but as soon as he’s gone to Aston Villa, he has taken huge steps and quickly and being a major part of their team and part of the England team as well.*
“It just shows how well he’s done. We could always see what he was possibly going to be capable of and the potential there in terms of what he could do, his attributes, the way he carries the ball, play off his left foot, play off of his right foot, create, score goals and really good athletically.
“There was a lot of things there, positives obviously, why we took them to start with. But, to see him go on and have such an impact would probably be more than I would have expected, probably more than Morgan himself would probably have expected. I think it’s great to see though.
“I enjoy seeing him do so well. Obviously when we come against him it’s a different story, but nevertheless he’s a good person, he’s really great to work with, so I’m delighted he’s doing so well.
“You can never be surprised with anything in football. I think it’s one of those things. Sometimes you come to a club, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t quite work. That’s natural, it happens at every club. Jadon Sancho got talent, that’s why he came to the club to start with, and he’s had some really good moments. For whatever reason, I don’t know, I’ve not been here for a period of time.
*“He’s ended up finding himself at Aston Villa, so he had obviously a good spell at Borussia Dortmund as well. Champions League final so he’s certainly got talent and he’s playing a lot this season so credit to him for that and he is having an impact you know and playing a lot of games what happens next and how we move forward then we’ll just have to wait and see.”*