Michael Carrick has released a statement about his fitness.
The Manchester United captain has made just one appearance so far this season, when he started the 4-1 win over Burton Albion in the Carabao Cup tie back in September. It turns out that the midfielder has been absent from the first-team because he was suffering from an “irregular heart rhythm”, which was detected after he felt “strange” during the game at Old Trafford.
Carrick, who is the longest-serving player in the United squad, released a statement on Twitter on Friday evening, revealing that he was undergone a procedure to resolve the issue. He says he is “healthy”, back in training and he hopes to be back playing soon.
The statement reads:
“I just want to clear up my situation as I’ve had quite a few people asking if I’m ok and why I haven’t been fit over the last couple of months. After feeling strange during the second half of the Burton game in September I underwent a series of tests. It turned out to be an irregular heart rhythm which has been fully investigated and I had a procedure called a Cardiac Ablation. I had to build up training steadily whilst being monitored closely but I feel fine now. I would like to reassure everyone that I’m healthy and back training hard with the team. I’m building up my fitness and aiming to be back in contention for selection soon. Thanks for your support.”
Here is a statement in relation to my recent fitness. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/RN3TOE9VT4
— Michael Carrick (@carras16) November 24, 2017
