Fifa 18: Michael Carrick end of an era SBC card puts Manchester United legend alongside Iniesta, Buffon, Pirlo in Ultimate Team

Manchester United legend’s special 94-rated purple and blue card is part of ‘Futties’, an end-of-season celebration in iconic EA Sports video game series

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Carrick joins an exclusive list of legendary footballers who received an 'end of an era' card. Photo: Reddit

Published: 5:27pm, 1 Aug 2018Updated: 5:27pm, 1 Aug 2018

Former Manchester United midfield star Michael Carrick is the latest player to receive Fifa 18’s new “end of an era” status.

Carrick’s special 94-rated purple and blue card is a part of “Futties”, an end-of-season celebration in the wildly-popular EA Sports video game series’ Fifa Ultimate Team mode.

Only Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta, and former Juventus and Italy duo Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo have received the same distinction this year.

Players can obtain the 37-year-old Carrick via a premium squad-building challenge (SBC). The special item is available for a limited time and cannot be traded thereafter.

Only three players other than Carrick have received ‘end of an era’ status in Fifa 18. Photo: Futhead

Previous Fifa editions only awarded end of an era cards to retired players, but developers have introduced a fraction of players who have recently ended long runs with their current club.

Carrick spent 12 years at United, winning five Premier League trophies and one Champions League, among others. He played his last match against Watford on May 13 and has since joined up with the United coaching staff.