Same team, different ideas – Michael Carrick

Unsurprisingly, Michael Carrick was giving little away about his plans for this afternoon’s game.

However, he repeated a point he made in his press conference on Friday, namely that no two halves of football are the same, let alone two games.

So, while Carrick has named the same starting line-up, he has told Sky Sports he expects a different game.

“We have got some different ideas,” he said.

“(The games are) never the same again, one half to the next is different.

“This is a whole new challenge to overcome. They are a good team but we are positive.”