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Manchester United will face Everton away at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Red Devils go into the fixture against David Moyes’s side after a 5-2 league win over Ipswich Town at Old Trafford.

Everton, meanwhile, drew 1-1 with Bournemouth away from home in their previous Premier League outing.

Both James Garner and Hayden Hackney are expected to feature for Everton against Manchester United, and Carrick has spoken highly of the two midfielders.

Carrick knows Garner well, with the 25-year-old England international midfielder having come through the Manchester United academy.

Manchester United sold Garner to Everton in the summer of 2022 for £15 million.

Carrick also worked with Everton midfielder Hackney during his time in charge of Middlesbrough.

The 24-year-old English defensive midfielder joined Everton from Middlesbrough in the summer of 2026 for £16m.

Carrick praises Everton pair James Garner and Hayden Hackney

Carrick told Manchester United’s official website about Garner and Hackney: “It’s great to see players you try to help at certain points.

“It’s great to see Jimmy go on and do so well, get in an England squad and push for a World Cup place.

“He’s done fantastic for himself, so I’m delighted.

“He always had the ability.

“Jimmy was always a big hope of ours coming through, and to see him go on and have the career he has is great.

“You take a lot of pride in that as a football club.

“Hayden, of course, I worked with him really closely and really enjoyed working with him.

“He was a fantastic young player at the time and did some really good things for us at Middlesbrough.

“To see him go on and progress in his career is good to see.

“Granted, come Sunday, we don’t want them to do too well, but as a coach, and just on a personal level, to see people and lads you know do so well is good.”

Carrick has also said he is expecting a difficult match against Everton.

The Manchester United manager said: “A tough game.

“Going to Everton away is always tough, and the game can change and flip so quickly with the supporters and the atmosphere they generate.

“We’re totally expecting that.

“They’ve had a good start and they’ve got some really good attacking players in the team, so we’re expecting a tough game.

“We’ve got to be close to, if not at, our best to get the result we want.”