Fixed v fluid - the opposing approaches of Maresca and Carrick
Enzo Maresca and Michael Carrick will go head to head in Sunday's Manchester derby, with their teams set up very differently.
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"I [was] really conscious of not giving him an awful lot [of instructions], a couple of little pointers, a few positional things, but to trust in what he is."
— Michael Carrick , Athlete
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Enzo Maresca and Michael Carrick will go head to head in Sunday's Manchester derby, with their teams set up very differently.
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