We’re not sure why, but it’s endearing when a highly-paid professional footballer takes public transport like us plebs.
They could be swanning around on 14-minute flights or £300 Uber journeys, but instead they’ve decided to do things just like anyone else.
For that reason, when they run for a train and miss it, we’re sympathetic we laugh even harder.
Michael Carrick was the latest victim after lumbering himself with an hour-long wait, and we wish we could say the response was forgiving.
@carras16 should have used your pace carra 😉
— JPS (@Fcmay261999) January 20, 2016
@carras16 That's that famous Carrick pace right there…
— Steve Wright (@WrightyUtd_15) January 20, 2016
@carras16 need to work on your pace Michael ☺
— Paul Weatherley (@paulweatherley) January 20, 2016
At least a lot of the mockery was aimed at Louis van Gaal, rather than Carrick himself.
@carras16 surprised with Van Gaals training this season you made it to the station at all. Just ping a ball on the break you will be fine
— Ben Encell (@EnceOrEnzo) January 20, 2016
@carras16 Louis Van Gaal must have planned your trip to the station , lots of sideways turns yea?
— Tom 🇮🇪🎮 (@FUNKYT0WN49) January 20, 2016
Still, the Manchester United man saw the funny side…
Regarding my last tweet there's been far too many comments about my pace. Some very harsh I must say.
— Michael Carrick (@carras16) January 20, 2016
