Michael Carrick claims he
never feared that he had fallen foul of Manchester United manager
Sir Alex Ferguson, despite
only starting five games of United's ten so far this season.
The midfielder has only started two league games but played a
match-winning role in Wednesday's Champions League success over
Wolfsburg.
Ferguson believes Carrick, 28, often starts the season slowly
and the England midfielder insists he trusts his manager's
judgement.
"Just because you sit out one or two games doesn't mean he's
fallen out with you," Carrick said. "It's just a case of looking at
the long haul and making sure everyone is fresh throughout the
season.
"You can get a little bit frustrated but you trust the manager.
Of course I want to play every game but it's a long season and you
have got to patient.
"Look around the squad at the quality we have and no one is
going to play every week. I've been here long enough that I know
how things work. I have been in and out but that's just how it is,
everyone is going to be the same.
"We trust the manager and the teams he picks and it works. As
long as we are successful at the end of the season, everyone's
happy."