The Liverpool defender's rash challenge caught United's Portuguese midfielder just above the shinpad, resulting in a huge gash that appeared to cut to the bone.
United's medical team are currently assessing Nani and fear he could face a long lay-off.
The incident has heaped yet more pressure on Premier League referees, with Phil Dowd coming under fire for having let Carragher off with only a caution.
United chief executive David Gill was reportedly so enraged by Dowd's leniency that he confronted referees chief Mike Riley during the half-time interval at Anfield.
Yet United's players had already got their revenge in: moments after the Nani injury, Rafael Da Silva put in a ferocious lunge on his fellow Brazilian Lucas Leiva, a tackle which caused Liverpool's players to surround Dowd demanding action.
Rafael too escaped with a booking, while Martin Skrtel was also cautioned for his over-vigorous protest.
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