Jose Mourinho asked Sir Alex Ferguson about how he can get the best out of Michael Carrick, according to reports.
The 35-year-old, whose contract at Old Trafford expires next summer, was used only sporadically by Mourinho at the start of the season.
But the midfielder has started in nine of United’s last 12 games, with Mourinho’s side recording wins in all but two of those matches.
And The Sun claims that Ferguson held talks with Mourinho as he wanted to give his former rival a boost following an inconsistent start to the campaign.
United are currently 13 points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea but have registered wins in all of their last four games.
And the consistent use of Carrick in United’s midfield has enabled Mourinho to get the best out of Ander Herrera and £89 million summer signing Paul Pogba, according to former Chelsea assistant Ray Wilkins.
‘Carrick is allowing Herrera and Pogba to play 30 yards forward,’ he told talkSPORT.
‘Michael Carrick is a wonderful footballer.
‘When he first came in the United side you had the dominance of Scholes and Keane (before him) and Michael thought inferior to them.
‘But in this midfield three he is the main man.’
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