Michael Carrick happy to fight for United spot

Michael Carrick has no qualms about fighting Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin for a place in the Manchester United first team.

Michael Carrick happy to fight for United spot
Wed, 29 Jul, 2015 - 01:00
Paul Hirst

After complaining about a lack of cover in midfield last season, United manager Louis van Gaal spent more than £40m (€56m) on Schweinsteiger, who arrived from Bayern Munich, and former Southampton man Schneiderlin this summer.

That means Carrick is no longer the automatic pick he was last season.

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