"Carrick is United's Iniesta", says Former Liverpool star.

United fans may find it quite amusing that it is now until, “34 year old Manchester United mid-fielder Michael Carrick is finally getting the appraisal from football world outside of old Trafford” as Jamie Redknapp, former Liverpool footballer and sky sports pundit joined the latest set of personalities to comment on Carrick’s talent and performance leveling him to Manchester United’s Andres Iniesta.

Jamie Redknapp was full of appraisal for the English mid-fielder and stated that ‘it was a criminal offence done by the English Football Association’, using Carrick so less at the international level. He further reveals that Carrick will be a key figure in the England squad to play at the EURO-16 next summer.

Carrick is acknowledged for being at ease when controlling a match and is prominent for creating better attacking position for the strikers with his visionary skills but his defensive side lags a bit which may have held him down. Former Boss and an iconic figure Sir Alex Ferguson went as far as to name him as the ‘best English mid-fielder in the country’ earlier this year. 

Carrick is generally a respectable figure within the walls of the Old Trafford walls but it is only now, when finally he is getting the credits for his talents.Getting compared to the stature of Iniesta’s class is indeed quite a admiring comment for the 34 year old Carrick, but it’s not only there where Redknapp stopped and the ‘Sky Pundit’ further continued, “They may not have the best stats for goals or assists, but they are at the heart of it all, he said last week. It’s the same with Andres Iniesta and Luka Modric, they keep things ticking over, as does Carrick. He makes the passes that lead to the key pass.”

Carrick’s fitness has been a major apprehension as because the player suffers most of season from injuries and it appears that his importance has been highlighted recently as after his return from the latest injury, United has seen 5 wins on a stretch including the 2-1 win at Anfield two weeks ago. Not only in the domestic level but Carrick’s recent form has helped England too, as his presence in the friendly match against Italy swung the game in England’s errand which saw the English team tie the match with a 1-1 draw.

/Anuttam/