Michael Carrick: Man Utd are discussing different ways to fill schedule gaps

Credit: MUTV.Michael Carrick says Manchester United are prepared to fill gaps in their schedule in “different ways” as the club discusses whether to push ahead with mid-season friendlies.The Red Devils’ first season without European football since 2014/15 was compounded by falling at the first hurdle of both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, leaving them with their fewest number of games in 111 years.To make up for that shortfall in revenue, former head coach Ruben Amorim confirmed in October that mid-season friendlies were planned to boost the coffers, saying “we have to do it” and “compensate (for) a lot of things”.There are three spaces in the schedule, including a 13-day gap following Tuesday’s game at West Ham, and Saudi Arabia has long been mentioned as a possible destination for a money-spinning trip.