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MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick was ruled out for about four weeks on Friday, just as another of manager Louis van Gaals vice-captains prepared to end his 12-year stay at Old Trafford.Carrick has a muscle injury and could miss up to six games, depriving the team of a player who has been instrumental in its improved results since November.The England international has shored up Uniteds midfield since returning from a long-term injury during the 1-0 loss to Manchester City on Nov. 2. United has lost only once in 14 games since then, and is fourth in the English Premier League heading into Saturdays home match against Leicester.Van Gaal also said Darren Fletcher, who like Carrick is a deputy to captain Wayne Rooney, is at West Ham ahead of a potential move to Upton Park. The Scotland midfielder has struggled for first-team opportunities under Van Gaal.Fletcher made his United debut in 2003, and has played 342 times despite missing almost two years due to ulcerative colitis, a debilitating illness.He is an important guy in the dressing room. I like him as a human being and as a player. We shall miss him, Van Gaal said.But he has not played so many times; always that is the main goal of a player. We have talked about that. He prefers to play. Therefore, we have helped him to go away. For us, it is a miss, a loss.United announced the signing of 20-year-old right back Sadiq El Fitouri from local side Salford City, which is co-owned by former United stars Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes.The Libya-born El Fitouri, who spent time at Manchester City as a teenager, made his debut only in December for seventh-tier Salford, and impressed during a weeks trial at United.He has signed an 18-month contract and will start in the United Under-21s. Dele Alli Hotspur Jersey . The actual winners on transfer deadline day are those clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City who were well prepared and managed to get their main incoming business done well ahead of the transfer window closing. Tottenham were able to add seven players by spending over 100 million pounds and also ensured maximum return for the Gareth Bale transfer to Real Madrid by managing the move superbly. Eric Dier Hotspur Jersey . Compared to what hes gone through in recent weeks, that seemed like a breeze. Speaking to The Associated Press on Friday at an NBA Cares event, Silver said hes thrilled that the leagues attention can be on the championship series between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs -- and not, as it was for so much of the post-season, on the off-the-court matters involving the banishment of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and now the looming sale of that franchise. http://www.footballhotspurstore.com/Women-Ben-Davies-Tottenham-Hotspur-Jersey/ . Make that, almost always subjective. Saturday at Carrow Road, the spirit of fair play trumped the rulebook, costing Norwich City three points. Jan Vertonghen Hotspur Jersey .NYCFC confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday that this week Lampard signed a contract to start in July — midway through the new teams first season in MLS. Serge Aurier Hotspur Jersey . -- Zach Johnson is like most players at the World Challenge, not sure whether hes still playing in 2013 or if hes in the middle of the new wraparound season that officially started in October.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills have re-signed defensive back Brandon Smith and tendered offers to retain the rights to three exclusive rights free agents. Smith appeared in two games for the Bills last season after being promoted from the teams practice squad in early October. He was an undrafted free agent who broke into the NFL with Carolina in 2011. The Bills tendered offers to receiver Chris Hoggan, offensive lineman Antoine McLain and fullback Frank Summers.dddddddddddd Also on Thursday, free agent linebacker Jasper Brinkley visited the Bills facility. Brinkley has four seasons of NFL experience and played in Arizona last year before being released by the Cardinals this week. He played his first three seasons with Minnesota after being selected in the fifth round of the 2009 draft. ' ' '