Source: PA
One game at a time for Carrick
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick admits the thought of a potential derby FA Cup final against local rivals City is an exciting one - but insists he is solely focused on Saturday`s showdown with Arsenal for the time being.
United and City play last-eight ties at home this weekend and there is already talk about the prospect of the two sides meeting each other at Wembley in either the semi-finals or final.
The latter scenario, as Carrick acknowledges, would be particularly mouth-watering but the 29-year-old has stressed he is thinking only of the quarter-final at Old Trafford against the Gunners at the moment and that United, who are looking to bounce back from last week's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool, must take things one game at a time as the season starts to near its finale.
"I can understand the fans getting excited about the possibility but we haven't even thought about the chances of an all-Manchester final game at Wembley yet," Carrick said.
"We can't look beyond this one on Saturday yet because it is so huge. We have been so busy leading up to this one that even Arsenal hadn't been mentioned prior to Liverpool.
"It really is a game-by-game time of the season and that is the only way you can tackle a run-in."
