Soccer-Man United boss Carrick urges quick resolution to Man City charges case

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MANCHESTER, England, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Manchester United head ⁠coach Michael Carrick called for a swift resolution to Manchester City's financial charges case on Friday, saying the long-running ⁠process had raised many questions and affected him personally.

Last month, an independent commission found City guilty of ‌all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League's financial rules over nine seasons, between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 campaigns, as well as three of four charges concerning their failure to cooperate with the investigation.

City, who currently top the Premier league table as the only side with a perfect record after ​five matches, have denied wrongdoing and lodged an appeal.

Carrick spent 12 years at ⁠United from 2006 to 2018, winning five Premier ⁠League titles and the Champions League among numerous honours, before taking charge in January following Ruben Amorim's departure.

During his playing career, ⁠the ‌45-year-old former midfielder lost out in two title races won by City, including the 2011-12 campaign when United fell short on goal difference after Sergio Aguero's dramatic title-clinching goal on the final day.

"Very difficult to say in many ⁠ways," Carrick told a press conference when asked about the City charges.

"It's thrown ​up a lot of questions, some ‌have had answers, some haven't. As it's still ongoing, and we don't know how long it's going to ⁠go, there's only so ​much I can say.

"Certainly I've got my own questions about it, it's affected me personally in different ways over a period of time. But as the case is going now I don't know where that stands and how it's going to end up, so we'll just have ⁠to wait and see.

"What I will say, the sooner it gets sorted ​I think for everyone's benefit is essential."

Asked if he wants the titles United missed out on, Carrick said he would reserve judgement until the process was complete.

"I think regardless of anything, a medal anyway, in any sport in history, I think later on you ⁠get the medal and it's proven at different times," the Englishman added.

"It's the moment that you strive for to win and achieve in that moment, so the medal here or there, not getting blase about it, but that doesn't bring the feeling of when you initially win or you don't win. That's essentially what we're all in it for."

Twelfth-placed United host bottom side ​Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday and have several injury concerns.

"It's a bit mixed really through the ⁠internationals," Carrick said. "(Wing back) Patrick Dorgu came off and it looks like he'll be out probably for a number of weeks.

"(Defender) Noussair ​Mazraoui came off and took a knock. He's not quite right yet, ‌we'll have to see how he is."

He added that Carlos Baleba ​was improving, while fellow midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, winger Amad Diallo and forward Marcus Rashford had resumed limited training. Striker Benjamin Sesko remains further away from a return.

(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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资料照片：足球 - 英超联赛 - 富勒姆对阵曼联 - 克拉文农场球场，伦敦，英国 - 2026年9月20日 曼联主教练迈克尔·卡里克 图片来源：路透社/彼得·齐博拉

英格兰曼彻斯特，10 月 9 日（路透社）——曼联主教练迈克尔·卡里克周五呼吁迅速解决曼城财务指控案，称这一旷日持久的程序引发了许多疑问，并对他个人产生了影响。

上个月，一个独立委员会裁定曼城在 2009-10 赛季至 2017-18 赛季的九个赛季​​中，违反英超联赛财务规则的所有指控均成立，此外，四项指控中有三项与他们未能配合调查有关。

目前在英超联赛积分榜上排名第一、五轮过后保持全胜的曼城否认有任何不当行为，并已提出上诉。

卡里克在曼联效力了 12 年（2006 年至 2018 年），赢得了五次英超联赛冠军和一次欧冠联赛冠军等众多荣誉，之后在鲁本·阿莫林离任后于 1 月份接任主教练一职。

这位 45 岁的前中场球员在其球员生涯中，曾两次在曼城赢得联赛冠军的比赛中失利，其中包括 2011-12 赛季，当时曼联在最后一轮比赛中因净胜球劣势而屈居亚军，而塞尔吉奥·阿圭罗则凭借一粒戏剧性的进球锁定了冠军。

“在很多方面都很难说，”卡里克在新闻发布会上被问及市府的指控时说道。

“这件事引发了很多问题，有些问题已经有了答案，有些还没有。由于这件事仍在进行中，我们也不知道它会持续多久，所以我只能说这么多。”

“当然，我对此也有很多疑问，这件事在一段时间内也以不同的方式影响了我个人。但就目前的情况来看，我不知道事情会如何发展，也不知道最终结果会如何，所以我们只能拭目以待。”

“我想说的是，我认为这件事越早解决对大家都有好处，就越重要。”

当被问及是否想要曼联错失的冠军头衔时，卡里克表示，在一切尘埃落定之前，他将保留意见。

“我认为无论如何，在任何体育项目中，无论什么奖牌，我认为过段时间你拿到奖牌后，它会在不同的时期得到证明，”这位英国人补充道。

“你努力争取胜利和成就的那一刻才是最重要的，所以一枚或几枚奖牌固然重要，但不要因此而变得麻木，因为它们无法带来你最初获胜或失败时的那种感觉。这才是我们所有人努力的根本目的。”

排名第十二的曼联将于周六主场迎战垫底的托特纳姆热刺，但球队目前有多名球员受伤。

“国际球员的情况确实有点复杂，”卡里克说。“（边后卫）帕特里克·多尔古下场了，看起来他可能要缺席好几周。”

“（后卫）努塞尔·马兹拉维下场时受了点伤。他还没完全恢复，我们得看看他的情况。”

他还补充说，卡洛斯·巴莱巴的伤情正在好转，而中场球员科比·迈努、边锋阿马德·迪亚洛和前锋马库斯·拉什福德已经恢复了有限的训练。前锋本杰明·塞斯科的复出之路仍然漫长。

（Pearl Josephine Nazare在班加罗尔报道；Ken Ferris编辑）

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