Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes is amazed by the playing ability of coach Michael Carrick.
Carrick was a top player at United for 12 years, winning the Champions League in 2008, before becoming part of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's backroom team at Old Trafford.
And according to Fernandes, he can still teach the younger generation things with his occasional performances on the Carrington practice pitches.
"I watched Carrick playing in training and he didn't miss a pass. It is unbelievable how fresh and sharp he is doing the exercises with us," said Fernandes to the UTD Podcast.
"I was talking with Fred and I was going to say to him, 'Hey, watch him playing and do the same!' but I thought it was unfair and so I didn't say it! But it was amazing – if someone from outside came to watch training, nobody would say this guy (Carrick) isn't playing in the team.
"He's a player who has that quality of passes and also when we need to do some finishing or passing exercises, he's always there helping us with the balls.
"I'm learning a lot from him and he's one of the people I like to listen to, because he was a big player, he won a lot of trophies for the club and for me you have to learn from these players.
"Joao Moutinho and Carrick, they are the sort of players from whom you can learn how to be smart in the game, how to be clever. Maybe they're not the sort of players that kids will watch and say, I want to be like Michael Carrick, but when you have one in the team, you know that guy will never miss a pass, you know he will do the smart pass, most of the times will make the right decision, and you need these kinds of players."
