🗣 Carrick on team news: “We got two or three little issues. It is never ideal. One or two we are waiting on and Luke [Shaw] took a bang on the head a few weeks ago and took a bang against Watford. We’ll make a call on him. Fred [has] twisted his ankle… we will have to see.”

“One of the biggest things during Ole’s time here was the stuff people don’t see day-to-day. We were improving, finished well last season. Everything else can get overshadowed but it is all still there. Whatever happens next it is a great starting point.”

“We’ve got ideas for where we think Donny [van de Beek] is most suited but being so flexible is a real strength and a credit to what he can be for the team.”

on Jadon Sancho: “Sometimes it takes time to adapt. He is a younger player at a big club, new league, it is not easy to hit the ground running. We were well aware of that, we believe in him. He’s got a great chance, not surprised but what he did the other night.”

on Chelsea: “Super intense, well organised, really good movement across our backline and their frontline. Very good at connecting with the midfield, with the back three building up and connecting into midfield, narrowing up and giving you problems with the wing-backs.”

“We have to get a result [against Chelsea] and I believe we can.”