TED RATINGSMidfield maestro Michael Carrick was Manchester United's star man in their win at NorthamptonMour like itNorthampton 1 Man Utd 3: Jose Mourinho ends horror run as Michael Carrick inspires United to EFL Cup winJOSE V PEP ROUND 2Manchester United land Manchester City in mouth-watering EFL Cup fourth round derby showdownfour-midable fixturesMan United face nightmare run of four fixtures in nine days that could make or break seasonFIVE THINGS WE LEARNTSurely it's the end of the road for Wayne Rooney and time for Michael Carrick to start in midfield Watch ALL the goals from the Premier League before anyone else for FREE plus all the latest news, fixtures and results and live match commentary all on the go with the new Sun Football App – click here to downloadGetty Images4Sergio Ramos is once again a target for Manchester UnitedJose Mourinho does an epic motivational speech in new Heineken adBut with United looking suspect at the back, Mourinho could make another attempt to bring Ramos to the Premier League. The popular defender was a fan favourite during his first Stamford Bridge spell, and things havent changed following his £30million return from Paris Saint-Germain. lebrationFACTS, STATS, GOALS & LOLSStoke dont have a lot to shout about right now – but try telling that to their PA announcer. Went into debt and maybe couldn’t but the players he wanted but still kept them in the Champions League, got them out of debt. n3Luke Shaw…heavily criticised by MourinhoInstead, they have just nine points from five games – and a loss to Feyenoord in the Europa League to boot. They lost three games in a row before the victory starting with the derby day loss to arch-rivals Manchester City. Slowly, you can see our defensive ones are getting better and also our offensive ones - we are nicking some goals. And the youngster, who was signed from French side Lens last month, won high praise from his manager. And that was followed by distressing scenes in their last home game against Watford as?sections of t. City in frontWatch all the action from this weekend in the Premier League hereMore to followThe Sun.