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Carrick admits Man Utd confidence flying ahead of derby

Michael Carrick says confidence is flying now at Manchester United.

It is the perfect way to be heading into a week that has the Manchester derby at Eastlands as its focal point.

If the game had been played a fortnight ago, United would be the ones looking weak, their results poor and disharmony in the camp being hinted at.

Now the spotlight is on City, which just emphasises how quickly fortunes can change.

"We know the bigger picture. When things are going well we don't get carried away and when things aren't going so well we don't get despondent either because we know things will turn," said Carrick.

"We are on a good run at the moment. We are happy with the way things are going and are now bouncing into games.

"The derby is there, but in another way, it still seems a long way off. We cannot afford to get ahead of ourselves because we have Wolves to play on Saturday and they beat City last week so that is going to be tough enough."

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