Originally Posted by Alex

Agree with the first sentence to some degree, which is why it's like wtf with no Carrick in the lineup, tbh I think a player like Carrick would be rated even higher in the Serie A just because of the pace of the game and the fact he would have more time on the ball. Manchester United's trophy haul since the man's arrival speaks for itself. Felt like he really arrived v. Blackburn in 2007, when he scored the winner(don't get me wrong his performance v. Roma was legendayr, But after this), lwhat a play all around though Ronaldo does asingle stepover and beats the defender out his pants crosses on the floor through the box rolls through everybody to Carrick from probably 17 or so yds and instead of slamming it he passes the ball in as purely as youve ever seen.

The fact that he is not in England's first XI let alone squad is mind boggling, weird how he wasnt considered anything special when United signed him and two years later he is first choice in their first XI right in the heart of the midfield.

I remember people dreadfully saying he might cost 18.6 mil if United won the CL, wtf are you kidding me, I'd say United got the best of the deal money is money, and trophies are trophies and on a side note trophies = money