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- They worked hard to be here, Carrick says, and the aim now is to make the campaign as long as they possibly can. Big challenges ahead, starting with a fantastic series of games.
- One player has been given an extra recovery day and the decision waits until matchday. Nothing ongoing or chronic, Carrick stresses: each individual carries different little things off the back of the last game.
- Challenging yourself against the very best is what this club spent a long era doing, and being there cannot be taken for granted. What it takes to be there, and to stay there, is the whole point of the project.
- Asked whether a real run can convince his best players, Carrick says they are certainly capable of achieving it, and it is up to them to take that step, while staying humble and realistic about where they are coming from.
- Two quarter-finals since the 2011 final gets a straight answer: be humble enough to understand the recent history. It takes nothing away from the drive and the expectation of being really successful again.
- The question the post is named after. Carrick will not call any stage success or failure: embrace the challenge, push as far as the group can push, do some really good things in this competition, and then who knows.
“You've got to deal with the cards that we're dealt, and that's what it is.”
Manchester United are back in the Champions League, and Michael Carrick says the squad isn’t travelling just to enjoy the occasion. In this Michael Carrick press conference, the United manager explains how far he believes his side can go.
Carrick discusses Manchester United’s Champions League return after three seasons away and why he believes United can compete with Europe’s best. He also speaks about Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Sesko and the importance of Champions League nights at Old Trafford.
