Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says he always knew midfielder Michael Carrick would be a great success at the club.
Carrick, 35, has won five Premier League titles, three EFL Cups, the FA Cup, the Champions League and the Europa League since signing from Tottenham in 2006. And he is set to be honoured for his 11 years at United with a testimonial match at Old Trafford on Sunday.
"One of the things that stuck out to me when we were profiling him and preparing to make a bid was that as a young boy, 16 years of age, he left home to play for West Ham," Ferguson told the United website.