But the former Sparta Rotterdam and Heerenveen star has already seen enough of the English top-flight to know how difficult it is. “He then said why the hell would I sign you and put you in the reservesPA:Press Association7Un. 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. Charlie Adam has had his ups and downs at Stoke but he was given a heroes welcome when he finally ca. y Arsenal within four yearsArsenal beat Hull 4-1 with Alexis Sanchez grabbing two goals and missing a penDangote told Bloomberg:?Maybe three to four years. We know it will be more difficult to keep clean sheets than the team did last year in the Championship but thats normal because we are in the Premier League. The Swede was part of the Gunners’ legendary ‘Invincibles’ that went the entire 2003-04 Premier League season unbeaten. Getty Images5Pep Guardiola has been backed to deliver a quadruple in his first season at Man CityPep. News Group Newspapers Ltd9Wayne Rooney has struggled, among others, at Manchester United this season. But what I can tell you is that Yaya will spend the season at City.