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Carrick has proven that he is a very talented player. The problem this season is this:

With the additions of Anderson and Hargreaves, Carrick's usefulness has been severely reduced.

I believe the general thoughts of the central midfield partnership after Scholes retired would be: Carrick - Hargreaves.

Problem is... Anderson really came from no where and has been massively impressive in form. Couple that when fit and plays, Hagreaves has been nothing short of outstanding.

So as of now, that leaves Carrick as 3rd/4th choice behind Anderson, Hargreaves and Fletcher (notice that Fletcher has featured in more games over the past couple of weeks than Carrick). When Scholes returns, Carrick will be bumped further down.

I've always liked Carrick's game. Can pass the ball all over the pitch with precision, ability to press forward and shoot the ball and has learned over his 1st season to hold in the miidfield better. The question is, where exactly is he in United's plans? If he can't get a good run of games now that Scholes is out, he might have to be sold. Too talented a player to be sitting on the bench.

Fingers crossed that we get to see the partnership of Carrick - Hargreaves a lil more. Because I think that Anderson is playing a lil too much.