Michael Carrick claims playing for England made him depressed

Michael Carrick has stated he felt depressed while playing for England.

Carrick, who is set to retire from playing for Manchester United at the end of the season, made 34 appearances for the Three Lions with his last outing coming in 2015.

However, despite an illustrious club career which has included five Premier League winners medals, the midfielder revealed he wasnt always happy while representing his country.

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Manchester United 2017/18 Fixtures

Tottenham – FA Cup (N) – Sat April 21
Arsenal (H) – Sun April 29
Brighton (A) – Fri May 4
West Ham (A) – Thurs May 10
Watford (H) – Sun May 13

Id been in the squad a long time and Ill be honest, I was finding it hard going away with England, said Carrick.

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I didnt mind going away with United pre-season for three weeks or whatever and coming back, but going with England, it was almost depressing in a way.

It made me really down, so I came to the point after South Africa [2010 World Cup] where I thought, I cant do that again.

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People would be saying, Pull yourself together and be grateful for it and I understood the position I was in, the privileged position I was in, but I just found it so hard and I couldnt deal with it any more.

I was probably on the verge of… yes, I was depressed at times, yes. I told the FA, Look, please dont pick me.

Uniteds next fixture at against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final, the only competition the Red Devils can still win this season.

Jose Mourinhos side currently sit second in the Premier League, four points above third-placed Liverpool.

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