 Carrick was capped by the England national under @-@ 18 and under @-@ 21 teams before receiving his first call @-@ up to the senior team in Sven @-@ Göran Eriksson 's first game in charge of England in February 2001 . Despite being named in the 31 @-@ man squad to face Spain , he was an unused substitute in England 's 3 – 0 victory on 28 February . Three months later he made his England debut , replacing David Beckham as a second @-@ half substitute in a 4 – 0 friendly win over Mexico . His full debut came during their 2 – 1 victory over the United States on 28 May 2005 . Three days later Carrick started again in a 3 – 2 victory over Colombia in the final game of their tour of the United States . 
