Michael Carrick insists Manchester United's squad is good enough to retain the Premier League title.

The Geordie midfielder knows there's a lot of expectation around new signings.

"We are confident and we have got a good squad," last season's Players' Player of the Year explained. "A lot has been said about ins and outs, and things like that, but at the end of that we have got a good squad anyway and we are confident going into the new season."

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