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Michael Carrick speaks to TNT. “It’s always a challenging game when we come here … and always a good game … the type of atmosphere and environment you want to be involved in … we have to be at our best tonight to get the win … the boys are looking forward to it … on a good run … in good shape … we know this place can throw up many things so we have to be ready for that … we have prepared … we will try to be ready … we’ve put ourselves in a good position … we want to try to capitalise it moving forward.”

A reminder of where both teams lie going into tonight’s five-match card. Manchester United are third and have a chance to consolidate their already-serious claim for Champions League football next season. Or … could they? … they couldn’t, could they? “You can’t rule anything out in football, but we’ve got to be realistic,” said Michael Carrick upon being asked whether a late surge for the title was a possibility. “We’ve just got to try and keep winning games and see.” Newcastle by contrast are simply hoping to nudge their way back into the top half of the table, though that’s not within reach tonight. One step at a time.