Michael Carrick should have been enjoying a career farewell at boyhood club Newcastle United.
The relegated Magpies were ready to bring home the player who left Tyneside at 16 and the out-of-contract Manchester United midfielder had decided the move was right for him and his young family.
Jose Mourinho - having long since made up his mind on the future of Bastian Schweinsteiger - intervened and decided that the veteran anchorman was deserving of a place in his squad. Club officials were instructed and Carrick signed a one-year extension.
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