He told Soccer Saturday: “It makes sense for me to go for someone between the age of 30-32. There are a few about and if I was Arsenal I would go for Carrick.
“I am not saying he would play every week but Carrick could teach as well as play. Someone has to teach these players how to play positions.”
Wenger said: “He will not be back before February. That’s for sure. I say February but honestly I don’t know. I let him do his recovery. It’s going slowly.
"Once he goes outside to train and is back again into sharp, hard work physically, you count five or six weeks. At the moment he is not there yet."
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