United Captain Michael Carrick Has Revealed His Lengthy Absence Has Been Due To An Irregular Heart Rhythm

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has had minor surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat, it was revealed on Friday night.

Carrick, 36, has not played since complaining of feeling sick and dizzy after the Carabao Cup tie against Burton Albion on September 20, his only appearance of the season.

A team of paramedics at Old Trafford was rushed to the dressing-room area with an electrocardiogram unit so United’s medical staff could check for problems with Carrick’s heart.

He was among the substitutes for the following game against Southampton, but was fitted with a monitor in training and it revealed an irregular heartbeat which can be life threatening if left untreated.

Carrick was referred to a cardiologist at the Alexandra Hospital in Manchester — where Sir Alex Ferguson had a pacemaker fitted in 2003 — and had a cardiac ablation. The procedure involves tubes being threaded through the body and into the heart to destroy the tissue that causes the problem.

The father of two is expected to make a full recovery and hopes to be back in action in the final Champions League group game against CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford on Tuesday week.

-Dailymail