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Jose Mourinho set to recall exiled Manchester United midfielder for League Cup clash
MICHAEL CARRICK is set to be recalled for Manchester United as Jose Mourinho rings the changes for the EFL Cup.
Michael Carrick is set for a Manchester United recall
United face Northampton at Sixfields in the third round of the league cup on the back of three defeats in a row.
But Mourinho will rotate his squad with champions Leicester coming to Old Trafford on Saturday.
Carrick, who hasn’t played since the Community Shield, will be welcomed back.
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United’s midfield has been out of sorts with Paul Pogba struggling to show his best form and Marouane Fellaini taking flack.
Wayne Rooney’s displays have also been a cause for concern and Carrick, despite being 35, will get his chance to stake a claim.
Rooney is expected to be rested despite suggestions he will be dropped for Leicester.
Luke Shaw will miss the game with his groin injury and Henrikh Mkhitaryan is still out.
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Paul Scholes called for Carrick’s return following the defeat to Watford insisting he could bring a better balance to the midfield.
"Fellaini was alright today, he does a job in there, but if you're at Manchester United, you need more than that," Scholes told BT Sport.
"You need someone who can stop the play as well.
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"Someone who can stop the opposition but who is capable of controlling a game of football as well, playing forward and passing forward.
"I can't understand why Michael Carrick is here. He looked like he was leaving last year and he's not been involved for a minute this season.
"What he has done, I don't know… they need to get a playmaker in there."
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