 Complete the following phrase:  Alex Ferguson stated that he thought Carrick was the best English player in an interview with BT Sport in December 2014, shortly after Carrick had been named as Manchester Uniteds new vice-captain by Louis van Gaal. On 15 March 2015, he provided an assist for Marouane Fellainis goal, and scored his first goal in more than a year during a 30 victory against his former club Tottenham Hotspur. Five days later, Carrick signed a new one-year extension to his contract, lengthening his Manchester United career to 10 seasons. Carrick made his 400th Manchester United appearance on 2 January 2016 in the 21 home win over Swansea City, coming on as a stoppage-time substitute. On 21 May, he played the full 120 minutes in Uniteds 