{"id":1790,"date":"2026-03-21T10:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2026-03-21T10:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:55:55","slug":"rio-ferdinand-urges-michael-carrick-to-start-man-utd-star-after-bournemouth-draw-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1790","title":{"rendered":"Rio Ferdinand urges Michael Carrick to start Man Utd star after Bournemouth draw | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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It\u2019s not always gonna happen where you come on and continue to just keep saving the day and keep getting your goals like that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think he\u2019ll be sitting there now kind of thinking, \u2018right, okay, come on, time\u2019s up now give me the starts that I require now to put myself in a good place\u2019.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2267661862.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27572236\" alt=\"Bournemouth v Manchester United - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Carrick has led Man Utd to the brink of a top-four finish (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Regardless, Friday\u2019s draw leaves United third in the Premier League, four points ahead of fourth-placed Aston Villa and six points behind second-placed Manchester City, who have a game in hand.<\/p>\n<p>And Ferdinand believes his former side should be feeling extremely confident about securing Champions League football for next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re still sitting nice, I still think Aston Villa are going to drop away because I think the European football is going to hurt Villa in the long run,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>\u2018The more games they\u2019ve got, the more injuries they probably pick up. I think a lot of people are going, \u2018Can they get top four?\u2019 Man United, I think they\u2019re a certainty now for top four. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018As I said, that\u2019s the type of game that under the previous regime, Man Utd lose that game. They go one-nil up, then they\u2019re pegged back, they go two-one up, then they\u2019re pegged back and a red card. The momentum shift is massive and I don\u2019t think they would be able to work with that. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Man United today, they got rocked in that moment but they weathered the storm and came out of a 2-2 draw on the end of it. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think if you\u2019re going to take anything out of the game, that\u2019s a step forward and it\u2019s a bit more positivity given that I really believe that we would have probably lost that game earlier in the season or last season. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018So that\u2019s a positive if you\u2019re gonna take anything from it but we\u2019re third so you\u2019ve got to be happy with that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>United are back in action after the international break to take on Leeds United at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Everton vs Chelsea: Predicted lineup today and confirmed team news<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: David Raya reveals he was \u2018very close\u2019 to joining Champions League rival ahead of Arsenal<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Enzo Fernandez slams Chelsea board over Enzo Maresca exit<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Football Newsletter \u2013 In The Mixer<\/h4>\n<p>Punchy analysis, transfer talk and more from Metro&#8217;s football experts, sent straight to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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