Carrick to miss season start
United's major new signing Michael Carrick is expected to miss the start of the season after injuring his ankle in the Amsterdam Tournament win over Ajax.
"It looks like he'll be out for a few weeks," confirmed Sir Alex Ferguson on Saturday night.
"There was immediate swelling and a lot of bleeding. It's the front ligament."
Carrick joins Gary Neville, Nemanja Vidic and Gabriel Heinze on the list of players who are already out or doubtful for the first Premiership match against Fulham on 20 August.
Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes could also miss the Old Trafford opener, if the English FA takes a dim view of their red cards in Friday's tournament win against Porto.
Ferguson could be forgiven for wondering if the United team bus has run over a black cat. "It was terrible bad luck," he added, on the subject of Carrick's injury.
"It feels like we're cursed at times but we just have to get on with it."
Ryan Giggs, the captain and match-winner against Ajax, commented: "It is disappointing because you want to stay injury-free in pre-season. It's only the second game of Michael's United career, hopefully he'll be back soon."
加埋carrick......屎得喇.
養傷幾個week...........
