Michael Carrick is calm over his contract situation at Manchester United.

The club and player both have an option to extend that deal and that is understood to be a formality, with Carrick admitting to being relaxed about the situation.

Carrick said: "I had a lot of older guys around me, like Pat (Evra), Rio (Ferdinand), Vida (Nemanja Vidic), Scholesy and Ryan, but all of a sudden, they have all gone and I am now the oldest, and by some distance!

"It was always a case plenty being ahead of me, but Giggsy retired and three of them left, so it is me now."