There Are No Favourable Fixtures In The EPL – Carrick

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has rejected suggestions that the Red Devils have easy fixtures at the start of the new Premier League season. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Speaking ahead of matches against newly-promoted sides Hull City and Ipswich Town, Carrick warned that every EPL game is difficult, stressing that complacency cannot be allowed to creep into the squad.

Michael added that playing a newly-promoted team away from home will always be a tough fixture in England.

His words, “First of all, for all of us now, this league, there’s no favourable start, you know? I think it’s a tough start. Both teams, but not getting past Saturday. I think a newly-promoted team, away from home, is a tough, tough game. I’ve been involved in them in the past.

So fully aware of what’s at stake, what’s coming at us on Saturday, what we’ve got to be ready for. So, it’s not favourable. I think it’s an easy thing to throw out there, but it’s pretty ridiculous in a certain way and I’m not taking it that way at all.”

On Sesko on Mount, “Ben is back training, so that is another positive, and looking forward to having him back around the group and getting him some minutes.

First of all, Mason’s a top player, top player. We’ve seen that so far in the pre-season. He was one of our best players in the early stages in the games that he played and I thought he was fantastic. So not surprising, it’s what I’ve seen before, what I expect, what I know of him.

Of course, he’s missed some football over recent years and he wants to be fit, he wants to be in that full rhythm and he wants to stay fit. So we’re doing our best to help him do that, but he’s a top player, Mase. Mason will be back very, very soon, if not immediately, so it’s all good.

Marcus has come back fantastically well. He’s enjoying his football, he looks fit, sharp, strong, and ready to play.”