Manchester United v Man City: Text updates, goals and stats as they happened as Carrick starts with win

Michael Carrick was in the home dugout on Saturday aiming to cause a surprise on his return to Manchester United.

Carrick had taken over as the club’s interim head coach until the end of the season following the sacking of Ruben Amorim on January 5.

The former United midfielder could scarcely have asked for a more difficult first test than the visit of Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola’s side had won 10 and drawn three of their last 13 games in all competitions and were look to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to three points before the Gunners visited Nottingham Forest later on Saturday.