FORMER RED DEVIL STEPS INTO THE BORO HOTSEATBy Chris Dunlavy

STRANGE as it may sound for a man who spent 16 years at Manchester United, but Michael Carrick arrives at Middlesbrough as a largely unknown quantity. We all remember Carrick the player. Technically excellent. Tactically astute. Misused by a succession of England managers, underrated by supporters and venerated by his peers. “I am a big fan,” said Pep Guardiola in 2017. “Carrick is one of the best holding midfielders I’ve ever seen in my life by far. He’s the level of Xabi Alonso, Serg...