Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is happy to see Michael Carrick enter coaching.
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The Geordie's testimonial will be held on Sunday.
"I know about that and I spoke to Michael about it," Sir Alex told MUTV. "I encouraged all the players to do that [to work with young players] and most have done it. It's really important.
"A lot of players don't do anything in the afternoon after training. They go home and sit in the house, watching television or whatever. But I think they should take a keen interest in the game.
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"I think he has the natural attributes to do the job."
Source: tribalfootball.com