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Michael Carrick: Manchester United cannot use this as an excuse
MICHAEL CARRICK insists Manchester United cannot use their injury-hit squad as an excuse.
Michael Carrick says Manchester United cannot use injuries as an excuse
Manchester United face relegation-threatened Swansea tomorrow (12pm) - their ninth game in April.
Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Juan Mata, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are all injured, while Marouane Fellaini is serving a three-game ban for head-butting Sergio Aguero.
Manchester United have played eight games so far in April
The Red Devils face another seven matches in 22 days, or eight in 25 if they make the Europa League final.
But United midfielder Carrick admits he is just focused on the job at hand rather than looking for excuses.
"It's not ideal," the midfielder told MUTV. "We'll have to be ready for Sunday.
Manchester United lost top goalscorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic to injury this month
"It's what we do and it's what we're here for. It is no excuse.
"Credit to the boys. It's never easy when you've got injuries - especially to key players. Everyone's done a terrific job and shown how important the squad is."