The 24-year-old midfielder forced his way into Sven-Goran Eriksson's plans with a series of fine displays for Tottenham in the second half of the 2005-06 campaign. Carrick came through the West Ham youth academy and starred in the club's FA Youth Cup success in 2000. Carrick made his debut for England against Mexico in 2001 but injuries hampered his progress at international and club level before he sealed a £2.75million transfer to Spurs two years ago. He returned to the England set-up for last summer's tour of the USA and impressed when starting in the friendly success against Uruguay.