Carrick 'a good fit' for shock return

MICHAEL Carrick could make a shock Middlesbrough return after ending his time at the club on good terms with chairman Steve Gibson.

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That's the view of Carrick’s friend Don Hutchison, who believes the former Boro boss would be open to an incredible comeback. Boro are conducting a thorough search for their next manager.

Carrick was sacked by Gibson in the summer after failing to guide the club to the Championship playoffs. It brought an end to a two-and-a-half year stint at the Riverside in what was his first management job, after a caretaker spell at Manchester United.