Michael Carrick has called for Manchester City’s fate to be decided as soon as possible – but admitted that the joy of winning has already been taken away from Manchester United even if their neighbours are stripped of their trophies for cheating.Carrick was a player when United lost the Premier League title to City in 2012 and again in 2018. The United boss acknowledged that he has a personal interest in the outcome of City’s appeal after they were found guilty of breaking the Premier League’s financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18.But even if United are declared champions retrospectively, Carrick admits that the shine has been taken off their achievements.Asked if he would want a winners’ medal 14 years after Sergio Aguero’s goal against QPR broke United’s hearts as they waited for City’s result on the pitch at Sunderland, Carrick said: ‘That was just a moment in time that we had to accept and never get back.‘It’s thrown up a lot of questions. Some have had answers, some haven’t. Certainly I’ve got my own questions about it. It’s affected me personally in different ways over a period of time.‘As it’s still not finalised, I think I’ll hold that one until later on. I’m not getting blase about it but a medal here or there doesn’t bring the feeling of when you initially win or you don’t win. That’s essentially what we’re all in it for. Michael Carrick with Ashley Young at the Stadium of Light in 2012, just after Manchester United learned they had missed out on the title due to Sergio Aguero’s late goal‘Whatever’s done in the past tense is done. But it’s how you feel in that moment. Certainly as a participant and a performer – and I’m sure the supporters feel the same – that’s why we love it so much because of the emotion in the moment.‘So whether we did end up … I don’t even know what’s going to happen … something along the lines of if it changes, it doesn’t change the emotion of that moment. You can’t get that back, you won’t get it back.‘I think when you’re in sport, certainly in football, you strive to win and a lot of the emotion of winning is in the moment. That’s the feeling we all crave is coming out on top.‘Whether you’re successful or whether you lose, the beauty of sport, the beauty of football, the beauty of trying to win trophies here is about the journey towards it and then the finale. Does it go for you? Does it go against you? Once that’s done, there’s no getting that back in any direction.’City have appealed after an independent panel found them guilty of the majority of 115 charges levelled against the club, with a raft of punishments available to the Premier League if it fails.‘It’s still ongoing and we don’t know how long it’s going to go,’ added Carrick. ‘What I will say, the sooner it gets sorted I think for everyone’s benefit is essential.‘I think that’s pretty obvious for me to sit here and say that. There’s so many angles to look at from so many different perspectives, but really speed is essential for everyone to be clear and deal with it and move on whatever happens.‘It’s unprecedented. A unique situation to be in at this level with such a huge impact in so many ways. So we all need to know what’s going to happen, I think that’s pretty clear.’