Carrick: You've got to play with feeling

Carras was asked about a recent Lisandro Martinez claim that the new boss had touched his heart, and whether making that connection has been something worked on this month.

He also provided updates on Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Matthijs de Ligt, Joshua Zirkzee, and discussed how he's preparing for Fulham.

Keep scrolling to read, and watch, everything he had to say in part one of his pre-match media briefing.

Starting off with some team news. Could you explain maybe how long Patrick [Chinazaekpere] Dorgu could be out? And are there any other players coming back like Joshua Zirkzee or Matthijs de Ligt?

“Yeah, Josh is back training this week, which is good news. Obviously, first time, so he's…