Man United conjured a miraculous comeback against Roma that was thrilling, visceral and raw... finally Michael Carrick has something to cling to, writes IAN LADYMAN

Michael Carrick , for once, has something other than desperate calamity to talk about for the next few days. The build-up to Sunday’s game here against Aston Villa will instead be dominated by reflections on the kind of unlikely and fabulous drama we used to witness at Old Trafford all the time. A comeback so thrilling and raw and visceral that it will have kept his players up all night, Carrick at last has something to cling to as he tries to drag Manchester United ’s season back from the jaws of hell.