Carrick: I’ll adapt to defensive role

Michael Carrick is happy to try ease Manchester United’s injury crisis by playing at centre-back in the coming weeks.

Carrick made his first appearance of the season on Sunday when he came off the bench to replace injured centre-back Marcos Rojo in United’s 1-0 derby defeat to Manchester City.

United expect Rojo, who dislocated his left shoulder sliding in for a tackle, to be out for some time, a significant blow to Louis van Gaal given he is already short of options at centre-half.