Manchester United captain-turned-coach Michael Carrick loves working with the “great Jose Mourinho”, who he believes is one of the best managerial minds of the past 30 years along with Sir Alex Ferguson.

Carrick is enjoying life in the deep end under Mourinho, although a tumultuous start to the season has seen the manager’s position at the Old Trafford helm come under growing scrutiny.

“When people ask me about him – ‘Jose, what’s he like, what’s he bring?’ – it’s winning that is the thing that strikes me the most,” Carrick told Press Association Sport.

“Fortunately for me, you look at the best managers over the last 25-30 years.

“You’re picking the top three, top five – two of them you’d say Jose or Sir Alex are right up there.

“I’ve been lucky enough to experience that and take what I can from both of them.”

Watch Carrick’s interview in the video below.