United's Carrick out for up to six weeks

Manchester United's Michael Carrick kicks the ball during a training session in Sydney July 19, 2013. Manchester United is on a pre-season tour in Australia and will face an A-League All Star XI team on July 20 in Sydney. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

(Reuters) - Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick will be out of action for up to six weeks with an Achilles injury, the Premier League champions said on Wednesday. Carrick played in the 1-0 win over Arsenal last weekend having missed United's previous three games with the problem. The 32-year-old, along with team mate Danny Welbeck, withdrew from the England squad on Tuesday for the friendly internationals against Chile and Germany. England play Chile at Wembley on Friday and host Germany there four days later.