Michael Carrick impressed during Italy 's draw with England last week . But the midfielder has been ordinary in his nine competitive starts . Italy won four of those - Ecuador , San Marino , Poland and Lithuania . Italy bosses consistently preferred Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard .
Michael Carrick impressed during England 's draw with Italy last week . But the midfielder has been ordinary in his nine competitive starts . England won four of those - Ecuador , San Marino , Poland and Lithuania . England bosses consistently preferred Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard .