Overview
- Michael Carrick said Kobbie Mainoo has started every game under him and stressed the 20-year-old still has plenty to develop.
- Carrick publicly put Mainoo, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw “in the picture” for England recalls, with Thomas Tuchel set to name his squad on Friday.
- Benjamin Sesko is on a hot scoring run largely from the bench, while Carrick described managing a game-to-game balance between starters and impact substitutes.
- Peter Schmeichel argued Sesko is not yet ready to start every game, praising Carrick for keeping the striker hungry with late cameos.
- United visit Bournemouth on Friday with Lisandro Martinez, Matthijs de Ligt and Patrick Dorgu ruled out, while Noussair Mazraoui is expected to be available, as pundits credit Carrick for lifting the team to third.