The Englishman had also been on Solskjaer’s backroom staff during his three-year reign as first United’s caretaker and then full-time manager and the pair have remained friends.
And Carrick said the Norwegian was delighted with his Manchester derby victory while he believes he can always pick Solskjaer’s brains if he wants to.
“I spoke to him,” Carrick said. “We’re close, we’ve been through a lot together, so he’s been fully supportive, as you’d expect. He’s some man and I respect him an awful lot, so yeah, he wished us all the best and he was happy that we got the right result.”
Carrick believes he can turn to Solskjaer to advice, though he said he does not always ask.
“I think friendships, you have conversations, I’ve got a lot of friends in places that I can kind of pick on if I need to be,” he added. “I’m not one that bothers a lot of people. But he’s certainly there if ever I need him.”
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