On Friday, Michael Carrick said Manchester United’s return to the standards of success under Sir Alex Ferguson was not impossible. The remarks concerned the club’s ability to build success again.
Ferguson anniversary
Friday marked the 40th anniversary of Ferguson’s appointment as Manchester United manager. He was appointed in 1986 and remained at the club for 27 years. Manchester United won 13 Premier League titles during his tenure before his retirement after the 2012–13 season.
Remembering the Ferguson era on Friday, Carrick said: “It’s something definitely worth celebrating as a football club”
Building success over time
Carrick said: “It’s not impossible, anything is possible”
He added: “You’ve got to build, you got to be realistic, you got to put things in perspective as well. The recent history that we have and where we want to get to, it’s not going to happen in a blink of an eye, it’s not going to happen overnight.”
Carrick added: “It’s difficult to bring success. It was difficult then, and it’s difficult now. It just shows you how tough it is to have sustained success, never mind moments of success. We’ve got to live in the moment. We know what we’ve got to do, and we’ve got to be focused on bringing success week to week in games.”
Carrick’s connection with Ferguson
Carrick said he is closer to Ferguson now than he was during his time as a player and described Ferguson’s impact on him as immense.
Carrick said: “The game has certainly changed, no doubt. It always does. It evolves, and it had evolved by the stage probably after Sir Martin and in the years after that to then Sir Alex. It evolves all the time, that’s how it is.”
Manchester United face Aston Villa
Manchester United had a run of nine winless games before a 3–2 comeback win against Roma bought Carrick some time. The club’s next fixture is a Premier League match at home against Aston Villa on Sunday.
