Jamie Carragher highlights two major tactical problems with Michael Carrick’s Manchester United

“Maresca, Alonso and Iraola have established identities making them easier to categorise. As yet, it is difficult to define Carrick’s football beyond the hope that it will restore the traditional attacking values of Sir Alex Ferguson’s brilliant teams.

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“United are a strong counter-attacking unit. That has been the basis of their best results over the past few years. That approach will be the key to further success against City. As a team, they still rely too much on Bruno Fernandes.”

We’ll surely learn a bit more about Carrick when United take on City in the Manchester Derby this weekend.