Mailbag: Should Man United keep Michael Carrick?
5/5/202648 min
Michael Carrick has passed his Man United theory test. But is he ready to be given his full licence? Marcus, Jim and Pete share their thoughts on today’s Mailbag.
Elsewhere, we’re asked: have we been unfair on Viktor Gyökeres? Should Newcastle replace Eddie Howe? And which footballer would we like to body swap with?
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Pete Donaldson· Host1:00
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Pete Donaldson· Host1:05
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Speaker 31:06
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Pete Donaldson· Host1:12
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Speaker 31:13
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Pete Donaldson· Host1:17
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Speaker 31:18
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Pete Donaldson· Host1:21
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Speaker 31:22
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Pete Donaldson· Host1:23
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Speaker 31:24
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Speaker 41:28
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