Michael Carrick has said he does not have a timeframe on making Manchester United champions again – despite chief executive Omar Berrada’s aim of winning the Premier League within the next two seasons .

Manager Carrick stressed he is eager to take United back to the top as soon as possible but his side were already 12 points off the pace after six games.

United’s last Premier League crown came in Sir Alex Ferguson ’s final season in 2012-13, with a team including Carrick, and they have not sustained a challenge to win the title in the subsequent 13 years or under their next seven managers.

Berrada was involved in Project 150 – United’s aim to win the league by 2028, the year of their 150th anniversary – and said again in June that he hopes to do so.

And Carrick said: “I think the goal, being at this football club, the goal is always to win. There's no timeframe on that from my perspective. It's as soon as we possibly can. And I think we understand we're still making steps to get there.

“For us to win the Premier League is a massive step, of course it is, but it's definitely something we're striving for and we've got to keep pushing for it.

“We're trying to build to get to somewhere where we haven't been for too long. I know that, and sometimes you've got to go through different ways and different pathways to get to the top.”

United have only won two of their first nine games this season in all competitions and none of their last four in the Premier League but Carrick said he is loving the struggle and challenge.

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