 He made his debut for the club on 4 August in a 3 – 1 pre @-@ season friendly win over Porto in the Amsterdam Tournament . The following day , Carrick was forced to miss the start of the 2006 – 07 season as a result of injuring his foot during the final tournament match against Ajax . Following his recovery from this injury he made his competitive debut on 23 August in a 3 – 0 away league win over Charlton Athletic . Three days later , he made his first start for the club in a 2 – 1 win away over Watford . Towards the end of December he missed two games as he suffered a minor injury . He returned in time to feature in United 's final game of 2006 , a 3 – 2 home win over Reading on 30 December . On 13 January 2007 , Carrick scored his first Manchester United goal in a 3 – 1 win at home over Aston Villa . One month later , he scored his first ever FA Cup goal in a 1 – 1 draw at home to Reading on 17 February . He followed this up by contributing one of United 's goals in a 4 – 1 home win over Blackburn Rovers on 31 March . Carrick scored his first @-@ ever Champions League goals on 10 April , scoring twice in a 7 – 1 home win over Roma in their quarter @-@ final second leg tie . They would go on to lose their semi @-@ final tie 5 – 3 on aggregate to eventual champions A.C. Milan ending their hopes of an all English final with Liverpool . He scored his final goal of the season in a 2 – 0 win at home over Sheffield United on 17 April . His first season with Manchester United ended in success , as they won the Premier League title as a result of Chelsea 's 1 – 1 draw with Arsenal on 6 May . 
