It's taken a while but it sounds like he's finally turning Manc.
Michael Carrick has been at Old Trafford for a decade now, so it is hardly surprising that his strong Tyne and Wear accent has softened over the years and yielded to the local drawl.
If you were watching Manchester United overcome the mighty Northampton Town on Wednesday night, you may have noticed that the midfielder's post-match interview was done in hybrid tongue.
It was a strange Georgie/Mackem/Manc amalgam, with the very Mancunian
'togevoh' being the highlight.
https://twitter.com/andycmanutd1/status/778695567702564865
https://twitter.com/BeardedGenius/status/778697645942448128
https://twitter.com/StephensSimon/status/778699271256236033
Carrick's Manc-isms may have something to do with him spending too much time with Wythenshawe native Marcus Rashford amongst many other local lads...
https://twitter.com/housetrainedad/status/704244903577042944
But he's far from the only footballer who's spent a prolonged amount of time at a particular club and adopted the local twang. Here are just a few more colloquial chameleons:
Jeremie Aliadiere spent so much time in North London, he forgot his French roots...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sepBXYEjO6A
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer went to Manchester United and had a great fooking career...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-9VQH9akwk
Liverpool legend Jan Molby is more Scouse than Dane at this stage...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6g1OBQ3kWs
Dietmar Hamann is another Anfield favourite to have adopted the native tongue...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHFRj2cehgo
And of course, who can forget the legendary Shteeve McClaren at FC Twente...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZnoP4sUV90
