Inside Carrick’s Adventures with The Special One…
Once upon a time, in the quirky land of Manchester United, lived a wizard named Jose Mourinho. His mystical power? Winning battles that others couldn’t even dream of! Like a magician sprinkling pixie dust, Mourinho led the Red Devils to conquer the League Cup and Europa League in 2017, surpassing even Sir Alex’s ghost (if ghosts could be surpassed). Michael Carrick, a disciple in Mourinho’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, became key in casting the winning spells across the magical 2017 season.
Picture this: Carrick, fresh from retirement but with more game sense than a veteran chess player, was plucked to join Mourinho’s League of Reality Defiers in 2018. Under the Portuguese sorcerer, United transformed the pitch into their magical stage, spellingbind opponents like Tottenham and Arsenal while dodging the Liverpool nemesis until the very end. Carrick stood like a steadfast sentinel guarding Mourinho’s enchanted football fortress until the final curtain call in December.
Flash forward to 2021, and what is this? The apprentice became the master! Taking the wheel from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer—just like Harry Potter grabbing a Nimbus 2000—Carrick piloted United through victories against mammoths like Arsenal and Villarreal. But alas, after 15 years of loyalty, Carrick waved a tearful goodbye to his old club as Ralf Rangnick stepped in, leaving with more stories than the entire Hogwarts library.
