On 30 September, Carrick scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season with the decisive goal against German champions Wolfsburg in a 2-1 Champions League win at home [REF].
On 25 January 2010, Carrick scored the first-ever League Cup goal of his career in a 4-3 aggregate win over rivals Manchester City in the second leg of their semi-final tie [REF].