Michael Carrick has admitted it was a relief to break his
scoring duck for Manchester United and he is now looking to take
his game to the next level.
Carrick was United's big summer signing when swapping Tottenham for
Manchester and he has made a seamless transition to life at Old
Trafford.
The midfielder is not known for his goalscoring and it took until
13th January to break his duck for The Red Devils.
Carrick is hopeful his goal against Aston Villa will open the
floodgates, as he has warned United's rivals that there is plenty
of improvement to come from Sir Alex Ferguson's charges.
"It's good to get off the mark," said Carrick. "It's a bonus
really, our first thoughts were on winning the game.
"But the longer you go without scoring a goal the harder it gets,
so it was good to get off the mark.
"It is nice to get one. It's not something I was really focused on,
I knew it would come at some stage and I am happy it has happened
and hopefully there is more to come."
Carrick admits he is learning all the time from playing alongside
United's array of stars and feels there is improvement to
come.
"Playing in a team like this brings you on, just training improves
you and I am sure there is a lot more to come from me," he added.
"The way things are going at the moment for me I am very
happy.
"I don't think we are firing on all cylinders, there is still more
to come. I am sure we can kick on and improve and progress until
the end of the season."