Michael Carrick knew when promotion fever had gripped Middlesbrough - it was the moment kids started chasing him down the street on bikes.
The Manchester United legend joked: “It was a struggle to outrun them! There was no one when I first started, and there were six of them this week!
“The sheer joy of the younger people and how excited they are has reminded me of the genuine excitement I had about football when I was a kid. The atmosphere and energy.”