Michael Carrick has revealed how losing the 2009 Champions League final with Manchester United led to him suffering from depression.
United, then the defending European champions, were beaten 2-0 by Barcelona in Rome as they missed out on becoming the first team to defend the trophy in its modern format.
Carrick lost possession in the build-up to Samuel Eto o s opening goal 10 minutes in, which came after United had started as the dominant force, before Lionel Messi s second-half header secured the victory.
The former midfielder has now opened up on his struggle to cope with that disappointment for the majority of the next two years.
It was the biggest low of my career by quite some way and I don t really know why, Carrick told The Times. I thought I d l…