Carrick peaks as Man Utd take charge (0)
- 31 Jan 09, 09:44 PM
Michael Carrick's price tag has often been used as a stick to clout him by those to spend آ£18.6m to secure him from Spurs in July 2006.
The sceptics - and yes, I was one of them - questioned such lavish expenditure on a player who, although gifted, was not even close to establishing himself with England when he arrived at Old Trafford.
It is the clearest indication of Carrick's development into the complete modern midfield player that he now looks something of a bargain when set against some of the fees being demanded - and in certain cases actually paid - in the current climate.
Mention the آ£18.6m now and the silence is deafening, because to watch him at close quarters in at Old Trafford was to witness a player coming to full maturity.
