{"id":430161,"date":"2026-01-26T04:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/430161\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T04:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:15:13","slug":"michael-carrick-gives-patrick-dorgu-injury-update-after-man-utd-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/430161\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Carrick gives Patrick Dorgu injury update after Man Utd win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has admitted he is hoping for the best over the fitness of one key star.<\/p>\n<p>Amid all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/man-utd-fans-split-over-starting-front-three-vs-arsenal-after-matheus-cunhas-impressive-cameo-vs-city\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">debate over potential starters<\/a> against Arsenal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">head coach<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/michael-carrick\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Carrick<\/a> decided to keep it simple.<\/p>\n<p>Carrick stuck with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/confirmed-manchester-united-line-up-vs-arsenal-michael-carrick-recalls-star-to-the-bench\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">same starting XI<\/a> he selected in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-biggest-winners-and-one-loser-as-manchester-united-beat-man-city-2-0\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2-0 win over City<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/patrick-dorgu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Dorgu<\/a> keeping his place on the left wing.<\/p>\n<p>Dorgu justified his coach\u2019s faith by scoring again, this time netting a fantastic half-volley that left David Raya with no chance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/six-things-we-learned-from-arsenal-3-2-manchester-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United won the game 3-2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But there is a tiny doubt over Dorgu\u2019s fitness.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2257657704-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"PATRICK DORGU knee slides at the Emirates.\" class=\"wp-image-325547\" \/>Photo by Marc Atkins\/Getty Images          Who was your Manchester United Man Of The Match vs Arsenal? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">WHAT A WIN!<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2257644153-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester United celebrate goal against Arsenal.\" class=\"wp-image-325424\" \/>Photo by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   Michael Carrick on Patrick Dorgu<\/p>\n<p>Michael Carrick spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/michael-carrick-provides-positive-update-on-patrick-chinazaekpere-dorgu-post-arsenal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">club media<\/a> post game and admitted there was a small concern over Patrick Dorgu.<\/p>\n<p>Dorgu received treatment after going down late in the game when chasing a potential one-v-one.<\/p>\n<p>The Dane was substituted and sat out the final 10 minutes, and Carrick provided an update.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cHe obviously came off with, hopefully, a little bit of cramp, hopefully, it\u2019s nothing worse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage, it\u2019s hard to tell, so we\u2019ll just have to wait and see. Hopefully it\u2019s not too bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carrick is right to be cautious as it would be a major blow if Dorgu does have to miss any time, just as he hits the best form of his Manchester United career.<\/p>\n<p>          Here are our TOP FIVE Player Ratings vs Arsenal <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">What would you change? Let us know your ratings\u2026<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-2026-01-25T183330.474-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325453\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>   \u2018He\u2019s been immense\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Michael Carrick praised Dorgu\u2019s contribution, paying the 21-year-old a major compliment. He also commended his link-up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/luke-shaw\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Shaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pat\u2019s been a big player for us, obviously he\u2019s scored two goals but in terms of the threat and athleticism and quality, he\u2019s been immense down the side with Luke against two teams that ask a lot of questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am delighted for him because the two goals he\u2019s scored are very different goals. It\u2019s nice to see him smiling and happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United end the weekend in fourth place in the table, taking advantage of Liverpool\u2019s defeat to Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>          After wins vs City and Arsenal\u2026 should Michael Carrick get the Man Utd permanent job? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Have your say!<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-2026-01-25T183807.435-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Carrick\" class=\"wp-image-325466\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>     Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has admitted he is hoping for the best over the fitness of one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":430162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[48222,108738,23874,403,99],"class_list":["post-430161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-manchester-united-injury-news","tag-michael-carrick","tag-patrick-dorgu","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}