Carrick: Stuff of dreams

Michael Carrick admits Man Utd's 7-1 thumping of Roma was the 'stuff of dreams'.

Michael Carrick admits Manchester United's 7-1 thumping of Roma was the 'stuff of dreams'.

Trailing 2-1 from the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final with the Italians, United delivered a devastating display at Old Trafford to win 8-3 on aggregate.

Carrick opened the scoring on 12 minutes and was soon followed on to the score sheet by Alan Smith and Wayne Rooney.

Cristiano Ronaldo netted either side of half-time before Carrick arrowed in his second of the night, and Patrice Evra rounded off the scoring after Daniele De Rossi's consolation for Roma.

It was the biggest win in a European Cup or Champions League quarter-final tie in almost 50 years and Carrick was amazed at how United maintained their performance for 90 minutes.

The £18.6million signing from Tottenham Hotspur was brimming with delight after The Red Devils had set up a semi-final meeting with either Bayern Munich or Milan.

"To start so well and carve up the chances and score the goals we did was a great feeling," said Carrick.

"To carry it on for the full game was the stuff of dreams."