Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has hailed the contribution that Michael Carrick has made over the years to the club.

The 36-year-old midfielder will retire at the end of the season to join the coaching staff of Curtis Brooks Jerseys the club and picked up a Special Contribution trophy as well as a whistle and some pain killers for his new role at the clubs award ceremony.

Carrick has been at the club for 12 years and Mourinho admits that it is a wretch to see him hang Jonathan Taylor T Shirts up his boots.

I have to admit that one of the most difficult things in my 18 years as a manager is when a big player is leaving - it is always very sad, he said.

So this time we try to do it Rob Windsor Jerseys in a way where I am not sad. A big player is leaving but a big man is staying.

There is a space for him and we will welcome him with open arms but, before that, we still want Michael to play and then the next day give his boots to his kids.

Upon accepting Jonathan Taylor Jerseys his prize, Carrick said: I dont know what to say after that. I said I wasnt going to get emotional but that caught me out.

To Zaire Franklin Jerseys the fans, Ive turned into one of you now - I support this club home and away. Weve got a great spirit. We need to keep that and we need to stick together.

, claiming the Player of the Year award to move ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo as the clubs most decorated recipient of the Mark Glowinski Jerseys award, having lifted it four times.