Manchester United's Michael Carrick to miss Wolfsburg match
Manchester United holding midfielder Michael Carrick is slated to miss Wednesday's Champions League Group B fixture with VfL Wolfsburg.
United manager Louis van Gaal addressed a host of injuries Tuesday, telling reporters that Carrick will not be risked because of concerns over a "minor injury."
"I don't think Michael Carrick will play tomorrow," Louis van Gaal tells reporters. On Herrera & Valencia: "We have to wait and see." #mufc
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 29, 2015
The 33-time capped England international joins three other teammates that will not feature Wednesday against the defending Bundesliga runners-up, with Ander Herrera and Antonio Valencia also missing out because of lesser injury doubts.
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Carrick has appeared in all seven of United's Premier League matches this season, starting five times for a side rich in deep-lying midfield depth following the summer transfers of Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger.