Carrick provides latest update on injured Man Utd duo ahead of West Ham clash | OneFootball

Michael Carrick says midfielder Mason Mount is nearing a return from injury, and could be back for Manchester United’s game against Everton later this month.

Mount has been out since mid-January, and Carrick issued an update on his fitness, and also on defender Matthijs de Ligt, who is also set to miss out again when United face West Ham.

“Mason will probably not be back for Tuesday (against West Ham), probably after, but definitely going into the Everton game he’ll be back,” he said.

“With Matthijs, we’ll see how he develops. The Everton game feels like a long way away at the moment, so we’ll see how he develops. He’s positive, he’s moving in the right direction, but Mason’s a little bit closer than him.”

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De Ligt has been out since November with a back injury, and will need time to get back to match fitness after such a long time out.

Carrick has made a brilliant start as manager of United, winning all four of his games in charge. Those include victories over Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham.

Asked how he is not getting carried away, Carrick said: “You’ve got to enjoy the buzz of winning. You have to. That’s what we’re in it for. You’ve got to manage the highs of it and you’ve got to enjoy the feeling of winning a game. You can’t keep it flatline the whole time.

“But certainly going into the next game, you’ve got to then regroup and prepare again for what’s next. You take the confidence and the feeling from the games that you’ve had, knowing you can go into the next game with a little bit more of a feel-good factor about it.

“You’ve still got to allow yourself to feel the little bits of waves of emotion with it. Because it’s all a little bit boring and pointless if you didn’t really, to be honest. Winning games is what we all strive for.”