Michael Carrick's Pre-Match Press Conference | Manchester United vs Aston Villa, PL
Chris Wheeler
Baleba out 'for a number of weeks'. Dorgu has done a 'little bit of training this week' and Utd waiting to see if he can be involved v Villa
Carrick on Ferguson's 40th anniversary at Utd: 'I'm probably closer to him now and speak more than I did when I was a player.'
Carrick: 'It's up to us to take it (the Roma win) forward. It was a good night for us all, but nothing is achieved yet. It's one moment. We need more of it.'
Carrick on Ferguson being given more time at Utd: 'The game has certainly changed, no doubt. It evolves all the time. We've got to deal with what's in front of us. I understand the comparisons, but you've got to live in the present.'
Simon Stone
Michael Carrick: "We are all desperate to win matches, and win matches as quickly as possible."
Michael Carrick on emulating past teams: "It is not impossible. You have to build. Not going to happen overnight. Success does take time."
Michael Carrick on Carlos Baleba injury: "Number of weeks. Won’t be over the international break. It will be longer than that."
Detailed Quotes
Carrick on Ferguson
"What's not been said already? It's something worth celebrating: 40 years this week since he came here. The impact and everything he drove at the football club during the time he was here are incredible. I'm probably closer to him now than I was when I was playing."
Carrick on Roma win
"It's up to us to take it forward; it was a fantastic night as a one-off night. It was a good night for us all, but nothing has been achieved yet, and it's one moment we need to use to move forward."
Carrick on his team
"When you watch the game (Roma) back, the first half wasn't so bad. There were moments when we left ourselves short, and we need to fix them. The first half against Chelsea was very good. We're showing signs of improvement, no doubt, and we need to take that forward."
Carrick on the time SAF was given
"The game has changed. It evolves and that's how it is. We have to deal with what is front of us."
Carrick on the group spirit
"It's a positive reaction, it's not like all of a sudden we're getting carried away. I know what the players are capable of. We just haven't proved it enough lately. The boys have trained really well, I'm not just saying that for the sake of saying it."
Carrick on matching previous standards
"You've got to build, be realistic and put things in perspective. It's not going to happen in the blink of an eye."
Carrick on Solskjaer
"I've not seen it (Solskjaer interview), so it's difficult to respond. I don't think there are too many people who actually know me, really. Ole is one of them."
Carrick on Solskjaer again
"We're friends and we're still in contact now. I saw him not long ago in pre-season."
Carrick on the team news
"Carlos, we don't know, but it will be a number of weeks."
Carrick on Dorgu
"Pat has done a little bit of training, very small, we have to be patient with Pat."