 During United 's first league game of the 2008 – 09 season at home to Newcastle United , Carrick was substituted after just 25 minutes as a result of an injured ankle in the 1 – 1 draw . The following day , it was confirmed he would be out for up to three weeks which ruled him out of the UEFA Super Cup match against Zenit St. Petersburg on 29 August . His return to action came on 13 September in a 2 – 1 away loss to Liverpool , he was taken off at half @-@ time during after sustaining another injury . Three days later , it was revealed he would be out for up to six weeks after breaking a bone in his foot during a challenge with Yossi Benayoun . On 1 November , Carrick scored his first goal of the season in a 4 – 3 home win over Hull City . His second goal followed two weeks later in a 5 – 0 home win over Stoke City . His first goal of 2009 came on 22 April as he scored late on in a 2 – 0 home win over Portsmouth . On 13 May , he assisted Carlos Tevez and then scored a late winner in a 2 – 1 win away to Wigan . The goal was Carrick 's first for United away from home and meant that they only needed one point from their final two games to gain a third successive Premier League title . Carrick ensured a third title in three years with United as they drew with Arsenal 0 – 0 at home on 18 May to claim an 18th overall English title . On 27 May , Carrick played the full match in the 2009 Champions League Final in a 2 – 0 defeat by Barcelona . This defeat was described by Carrick as worst night of his career as he said " the game just seemed to pass us by and we were unable to do anything about it . I suppose when you look at the big picture , it was still another Champions League final " . 
