Sources told ESPN FC last week that he is considering a move overseas over fears that he will not be offered a new deal.
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The contract of the 34-year-old, who joined from Tottenham for £18.6m 10 years ago, expires in the summer.
However, long-term managerial uncertainty at Old Trafford means, like Louis van Gaal, Carrick remains in the dark over his Manchester United future.
But Robson lauded United’s more senior pros – David De Gea, Michael Carrick, Daley Blind, Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Morgan Schneiderlin – for their steadying influence on United’s raw crop of exciting youngsters. “I thought Timmy [Fosu-Mensah] did well when he came on – to come on in a game like that at left-back which is not really his position”.
Carrick has certainly enjoyed life in Manchester, winning the Premier League five times as well as the Champions League and the League Cup.
Competition for places in the United midfield has heightened since the arrival of players like Bastian Schweinsteiger.
With United still crippled by injuries, Van Gaal will have to deploy his young stars again against Watford at Old Trafford tomorrow night [8pm].
‘I don’t know, to be honest, ‘ said Carrick, when asked about his future.
“Changes quickly, doesn’t it?”
‘I don’t expect to play every game – this week the run of games we’ve had to play would be a big ask for me.
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Arindam is ESPN FC’s Manchester United correspondent.
