Michael Carrick spells out Leeds United threat ahead of showdown
Michael Carrick spells out Leeds United threat ahead of showdown Manchester United caretaker boss Michael Carrick has outlined exactly what he expects from Leeds United ahead of Monday’s showdown. By the time United face Leeds, they will have gone 24 days without a match. During that stretch, several players travelled for international duty, while the team also flew to Dublin, Ireland, for a four-day intensive training camp.
United are firmly on course to secure a return to the Champions League and a victory against their historic rivals will go a long way towards achieving this objective. Ahead of the fixture, Carrick spoke to club media and broke down Leeds’ strengths. He also spoke about fifth spot being enough to get into the Champions League and how the team has prepared.
Leeds expectations Carrick said, “I think they are a really good team. I think Daniel [Farke] has adapted from when they were in the Championship and I was at Middlesbrough. They are a really dangerous team who have evolved in certain things, adapted in certain things.
” “But I think they have had a really good season and they don’t give a lot away, especially recently. They have defended really well and it will be a tough game, a really tough game. ” On returning to action after such a lengthy pause, Carrick explained, “We can’t wait.
It’s been a strange couple of weeks for us and the boys that have been here, for some of the boys it has been normal going away on international break. ” “It doesn’t feel as big of a deal if you just look at it instead of going it’s been 24 days in-between games as there has been a lot going on between it. I have to say the lads have come back together this week and there has been a real nice freshness and a good feeling, an energetic, positive vibe going around, which is really good.