 On 6 August , it was announced that Carrick would miss the start of the 2010 – 11 season as a result of an ankle injury sustained in United 's final pre @-@ season game against a League of Ireland XI . However , two days later , he played 79 minutes of United 's 3 – 1 victory over Chelsea in the 2010 Community Shield . Manager Sir Alex Ferguson claimed , " He came in yesterday , says he was fit , wanted to train , trained , and wanted to play . " On 3 March 2011 , he signed a new three @-@ year deal keeping him at the club until the end of the 2013 – 14 season . Carrick 's first significant display of the season came in a 1 – 0 away win over Chelsea in the Champions League on 6 April . He played a vital pass in the move which led to Wayne Rooney 's goal and was praised for his performance . 
