Carrick to be injured for 6 weeks
Manchester United’s Michael Carrick recently obtained a broken bone in his foot after a tackle by Yossi Benayoun during the recent Liverpool win (2-1) over Manchester United. Carrick plays an important role in United’s midfield; his absence which could severely impact the teams performance.
Ferguson commented, “It’s not turned out well for us. He has a small crack in his foot which was diagnosed on Sunday afternoon. It isn’t good news.” Carrick had just recovered from a 3 week injury to his ankle he received when United played Newcastle in the 1st game of the season. As a result he also missed all the recent English World Cup qualifying games (Croatia and Belarrus) and will also miss the games against Kazakhstan and Belarus. He may also miss the upcoming Champions League games which include Villareal on Wednesday, Aalborg (Sep. 30th) and Celtic (Oct. 21).
