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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Richard Jolly and Harry Latham-Coyle

Michael Carrick hopes Man United win will be ‘a boost’ for Sir Alex Ferguson after former manager taken ill

Sir Alex Ferguson was taken to hospital ahead of kick off at Old Trafford - (Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

Michael Carrick has said that he hopes Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Liverpool will be a boost for Sir Alex Ferguson after his predecessor was taken to hospital before the game.

Ferguson had been due to watch the Premier League encounter at Old Trafford before falling ill ahead of a kick off, with the 84-year-old taken into medical care as a precaution.

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