Carrick Racks Up 400th Appearance

Michael Carrick may have only been on the pitch for a few minutes after his injury-time introduction as a substitute in Saturday's win over Swansea City but it was a landmark outing for the midfielder.

Manchester United's no.16 has racked up 400 appearances for the club since arriving from Tottenham Hotspur in 2006 and has been a tremendous servant. The 34-year-old is only one game behind Lou Macari in the all-time list and overtaking the Scot's tally will move him into the top 25 appearance makers for the Reds.

Debut: 23/08/2006 v Charlton Athletic (A) 3-0 Premier League
Coming off the bench at The Valley, Carrick made his Reds bow in a comfortable win with Darren Fletcher, Louis Saha and fellow substitute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer all on the scoresheet. The new recruit had overcome injury and replaced Ji-sung Park in the 77th minute.

First start: 26/08/2006 v Watford (A) 2-1 Premier League
He only had to wait a few days before securing a place in Sir Alex Ferguson's starting line-up as he helped United maintain a perfect start to the season with victory at Vicarage Road. Ryan Giggs hit the second-half winner.

First goal: 13/01/2007 v Aston Villa (H) 3-1 Premier League
A typically fast opening at Old Trafford blew the Midlanders away as Carrick beat Thomas Sorensen with a low 13th-minute drive after being set up by Ji-sung Park, the scorer of the Reds' first goal. Carrick was also the provider for Cristiano Ronaldo's header with an inviting cross on 35 minutes.

50th game: 09/05/2007 v Chelsea (A) 0-0 Premier League
A dress rehearsal for the first FA Cup final back at the new Wembley Stadium saw the Blues form a guard of honour for the much-changed champions. Carrick replaced Gabriel Heinze in the 65th minute of a tepid encounter to complete a half-century of appearances for the club.

100th game: 11/06/2008 v Wigan Athletic (A) 2-0 Premier League
A memorable match for all concerned as United clinched another title success with goals from Ronaldo and Giggs. Carrick played the full 90 minutes and his composure proved important as the Reds put in a professional performance to pip Chelsea to the trophy.

200th game: 20/22/2010 v Wigan Athletic (H) 2-0 Premier League
Wigan were again the opponents as Patrice Evra and Javier Hernandez scored the goals in another 2-0 triumph. The Mexican replaced Carrick in the 64th minute while the visitors finished up with nine men as both Antolin Alcaraz and Hugo Rodallega were sent off.

250th game: 04/01/2012 v Newcastle (A) 0-3 Premier League
A bad night in the midfield man's native North East as Phil Jones's own goal completed a 3-0 win for the Magpies. Demba Ba and Yohan Cabaye were the other scorers as Carrick played the whole match.

300th game: 26/01/2013 v Fulham (H) 4-1 FA Cup
Just over a year later, Carrick enjoyed a far happier landmark appearance as Fulham were swept aside in the FA Cup. Hernandez grabbed two of the goals while Carrick made way just past the hour mark for Paul Scholes.

Goals: 23
Among his haul of 23 strikes, there has been a brace in the 7-1 demolition of Roma in the Champions League and a vital winner at Wigan that took United to the brink of an 18th league title in 2009.

Full list of honours:
Premier League title (2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2012/13), Champions League (2007/08), Club World Cup (2008), League Cup (2009/10), Community Shield (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013). Was also voted United Players' Player of the Year in 2012/13.

Overall record of appearances: Premier League - 279, Champions League - 72, FA Cup - 26, League Cup - 13, Charity Shield - 6, Europa League - 3, Club World Cup - 1.

Win percentage: 65%

Most frequent opponents: Chelsea (22)