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Michael Carrick's Pre-Match Press Conference | Brighton vs United, PL Matchday 38
Simon Peach
Casemiro has played his final game for #MUFC, Michael Carrick has confirmed. Ahead of Sunday's game at Brighton, the head coach said: “It was kind of decided that last week would be his last game. I think that went well, as well as we all could have hoped. He’s been fantastic"
Simon Stone
Michael Carrick confirms Casemiro will not be involved for Man Utd at Brighton: "We always decided last week would be his last game. That went well, as well as we all could have hoped to be honest."
Michael Carrick says he hopes former club Boro win the play-off. Of 'spygate' says: "It's unfortunate for a lot of people. All I can say is I wish Middlesbrough all the best. Obviously I've had great times there. I've got a lot of friends there and I'd love to see, especially the players and see them do well. They gave everything for me when I was there, so to see them have success and end up in the Premier League, I take a lot pride in that."
Michael Carrick confirms there will be some younger players in Man Utd squad on Sunday: "It's an opportunity, depending on how the game goes, because we've got some really good young players we want to try to take the next step and give them the opportunity."
>"Yeah, it was said the end of the season pretty much, so we're not far away, a couple of days away so yeah, I said to you the other day about clarity is pretty much around the corner and it is going to be now, but at this stage I can't really give you any more. "
>"I'm not close enough to it to understand all the details to be honest with you. So, the only thing I can say, I mean it's unfortunate for a lot of people and a lot of people were involved in all the football clubs that I've ended up being involved in, all Southampton and Middlesbrough, so the whole situation is a little bit unfortunate. All I can say is that I wish Middlesborough all the best, obviously I've had great times there. I've got a lot of friends there and I'd love to see, especially the players and seeing them do well. They gave everything for me when I was there, the ones that were there, so to see them have success and end up in the Premier League, I take a lot pride in that."
>"Not really."
>"Well, we're certainly conscious of the situation of the game and what's at stake. I think we've certainly got a responsibility for that. We've managed to put ourselves in a position where we kind of are the position that we are in the league and I've said about we wanted to finish strong for ourselves as much as anything, so... We're approaching the game as we would any other game. There's a lot to play for Brighton, for Bournemouth, for all the other clubs surrounding that, so we're well aware of that."
>"We always kind of decided that last week would be his last game, so I think that went well, as well as we all could have hoped to be honest, and he's been fantastic and I've said a lot of things about Kassi and how well he's done for me since I've been here and for the whole club, but yeah, it was decided that it was a good time for him to finish, really, so I again, just saying what the question I've just about this club. About bringing young players through and academy players and younger players, giving them opportunities is a real responsibility that we feel towards the game as well and getting the balance right at certain times going into games like this. But yes, of course, it's an opportunity to depend on how the game goes to try and make the most of that because I think it's, you know, we've got some really good young players that we want to try to take the next step to really and give them the opportunity. So hopefully that pans out in a positive way for us."
>"As I've said before, I think just keep moving forward in so many ways, you know, it's never finished, it is never the finished article, it definitely is not in terms of where we want to be as a football club. I think we're moving in a good direction, I mean momentum, positivity and improvements is always, whether that's sometimes it's staff, sometimes it's playing squad, sometimes it is new ideas, just keep evolving as much as we possibly can as a club."
>"First of all, I'd like to say huge congratulations to Arsenal and Mikel and the players and all the staff. I think when you win the league, you win because you deserve it. So much over such a long period of time needs to be done so well in order to win it. They've been really consistent over a number of years now and the patience and the improvement that they've had of taking steps, I think they're at a stage now where they deserve to win it so. As a football club, of course, that's where we want to be. We've been there in the past, and it doesn't mean necessarily you'll always be there again, but that's certainly, as a football, what we're striving for as soon as possible, really."
>"There's always improvement within the squad of course, certain things you want to tweak, certain things which we have done as we've progressed really, so just because it's the end of the season it doesn't change what we've said it from the start. We came in to try and put things in place and improve for the longer term, so it's not just because the season's coming to an end that that gets cleared up and whatever happens it goes in a certain direction. I think we've got to really... Good foundation of the squad and a good mixture of age in different stages of the career. I think we've proved that we're really dangerous and we can score goals, which is exciting and encouraging moving forward for sure."
>"It just felt the right time I think for Cassie and it was decided, he's part of that as well, so it was the right, it was a right time. There is an element of a balance, like I've just said about the last game, it's not, we're not done, you know, the season's not done for us, so we're really conscious of that. So there's a real balance between trying new things moving forward, keep evolving. There's always games that we've tried different things in that some might know with some people might not know with others. So I think the biggest thing is that we're really conscious to respect this last game and what it stands for and obviously try and make the best of it for us. You know, we want to go down there and put in a good performance and try and win the game."