{"id":339,"date":"2026-03-15T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%9a%a8%e2%9c%85%ef%b8%8f%e2%9c%85%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-news%e2%80%bc%ef%b8%8f-if-michael-carrick-dares-to-start-him-today-despite-what-happened-the-last-time-the\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:19:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:19:55","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%9a%a8%e2%9c%85%ef%b8%8f%e2%9c%85%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-news%e2%80%bc%ef%b8%8f-if-michael-carrick-dares-to-start-him-today-despite-what-happened-the-last-time-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%9a%a8%e2%9c%85%ef%b8%8f%e2%9c%85%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-news%e2%80%bc%ef%b8%8f-if-michael-carrick-dares-to-start-him-today-despite-what-happened-the-last-time-the\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f6a8;&#x1f6a8;&#x2705;&#xfe0f;&#x2705;&#xfe0f;&#x1f6a8;&#x1f6a8;BREAKING NEWS:&#x203c;&#xfe0f; If Michael Carrick dares to start him today despite what happened the last time then I&#8217;ll not suffer myself to watch the game&#8221;, Alex Ferguson named the ONE player that must not start today if Man United really needs points against Aston Villa<br><br>ALEX FERGUSON SAYS THIS PARTICULAR PLAYER MUST NOT START TODAY."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17735806019524409352604399948962.jpg?resize=640%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17735806019524409352604399948962.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17735806019524409352604399948962.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>*Fergie&#8217;s Warning: Man United Must Bench This Player Against Aston Villa &#x1f631;*<br><br>Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly urging Michael Carrick to bench a key player for today&#8217;s clash against Aston Villa. The legendary former manager believes starting this player would be a repeat of a past mistake, and he&#8217;s not afraid to speak his mind.<br><br>The player in question is none other than Casemiro, who struggled to cope with Newcastle&#8217;s pace in the previous match. Ferguson thinks Casemiro&#8217;s inclusion would put Man United at a disadvantage, especially against Villa&#8217;s energetic attack.<br><br>Carrick, however, remains tight-lipped about his starting lineup, saying he&#8217;s focused on winning the game rather than worrying about individual players. The stakes are high, with Man United vying for a top-three finish.<br><br>*The Big Question: Will Carrick Listen to Fergie? &#x1f914;*<br><br>Would you like to know more about the possible lineup for today&#8217;s match or Carrick&#8217;s strategy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify\">*Fergie&#8217;s Warning: Man United Must Bench This Player Against Aston Villa &#x1f631;* Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly urging Michael Carrick to bench a key player for today&#8217;s clash against Aston Villa. The legendary former manager believes starting this player would be a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportconnect.com.ng\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}