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Friday, June 2, 2017

In Numbers: Michael Carrick's Career

Michael Carrick will be reunited with team-mates and opponents of old for his richly deserved testimonial match at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The 35-year-old midfielder has established himself as an integral figure both on and off the pitch for the Reds during his 11 years at the club.

We have compiled 16 quickfire facts and figures you should know about our no.16 as we look back at his fine career ahead of his fundraising game…

701 – The number of appearances Carrick has made in his career for club and country to date.

5 – Different clubs he has represented in his career (West Ham United, Swindon Town, Birmingham City, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United).

34 – The number of caps Carrick has chalked up for England since making his international debut in 2001.

2 – Major tournaments at which Carrick has been a member of the England squad – the 2006 and 2010 World Cups.

1999 – The year Carrick won the FA Youth Cup with West Ham United, where he began his career.

17 – Carrick's age when he made his first-team debut for the Hammers, just four days before his 18th birthday.

2 – Goals he scored for Tottenham in 75 appearances in his two seasons at White Hart Lane.

£18.6million – The fee it took to bring Carrick to the Theatre of Dreams from Spurs in the summer of 2006.

17 – The number of major honours Carrick has won during his United career (5 Premier League titles, 6 Community Shields, 2 League Cups, 1 FA Cup, 1 Champions League, 1 Club World Cup and 1 Europa League).

3 – The number of individual honours the midfielder has picked up, having been named in the First Division PFA Team of the Year at West Ham in 2003/04 and the Premier League PFA Team of the Year in 2012/13 – the same season he was chosen as Player of the Year by his United team-mates.

1 – The number of red cards he has received in his entire career, after being sent off in United’s 3-2 Champions League win over AC Milan at the San Siro in 2010.

53 – The highest number of appearances Carrick has made in a single season for club and country during his time at United, which came in 2012/13.

21 – The proportion of Carrick’s 24 United goals that he's scored at Old Trafford, with the three away from home coming against Wigan in 2009, QPR in 2013 and Northampton in 2016.

3 – The number of European finals Carrick has started for United; he was an unused substitute for last month's Europa League success against Ajax.

36 – The number of assists Carrick has accumulated in all competitions for United.

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