Manchester United veteran Michael Carrick is looking forward to this season's battles with Manchester City.

Today's friendly in Beijing was canceled due to poor weather.

"It's exciting and interesting, not just for us being involved but for everyone else looking in to see how it's going to go," Carrick told MUTV.

"There will be a lot of focus on both clubs and we'll battle it out to see who finishes on top. Both teams look in good shape with two top managers. We'll certainly be better than last season and looking to be a lot stronger and getting back to the top."