Carrick and Man Utd dreaming of another Wembley trip

Michael Carrick knows Manchester United are tantalisingly close to another trip to Wembley but the midfielder insists he and his teammates are not taking anything for granted.

Joes Mourinho’s side take a 2-0 lead into Thursday’s EFL semi-final second leg against Hull City at the KCOM Stadium.

But while they are hot favourites to make the final of this competition for the first time since 2010 – Carrick insists his side will not be resting on their laurels.

“It’s definitely not over, we all know that,” the 35-year-old said.

“We are telling ourselves that. I think we’ll be pretty much full strength and will approach the game like it’s a 0-0 and starting from scratch.

“It’s dangerous when you go in there defending a lead to tell yourself this result will do or that result will do, or we can afford to do this or that.

“We need to approach it like any other game, keep our focus and intensity and try to win the game.

“Going to Wembley, winning a trophy, how can you not like that?

“Especially when we feel we are as close as we are to getting there, without taking anything for granted.

“That’s what you play for and that’s what the fans want to watch; they want to go and celebrate victories and win things, lift trophies, have a good day out and enjoy it.”