Sunday, 1 January 2012
Man Utd boss Ferguson refuses to blame De Gea for Blackburn defeat
01 JAn 2012
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson refused to say David de Gea was at fault for Blackburn Rovers' winner yesterday.
As the pressure for a winner intensified, Blackburn broke and when De Gea failed to connect with a Morten Gamst Pedersen corner 10 minutes from time, Grant Hanley nodded the winner from close range.
"We all could have done better," he said, when asked about De Gea. "It was a bad goal to lose."
Man Utd boss Ferguson shocked by his birthday "DISASTER"
01 Jan 2012
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson described their home defeat to Blackburn Rovers as a "disaster".
United lost 3-2 at Old Trafford.
As the pressure for a winner intensified, Blackburn broke and when David de Gea failed to connect with a Morten Gamst Pedersen corner 10 minutes from time, Grant Hanley nodded the winner from close range.
"It is a disaster," said Ferguson, whose side failed in their quest to mark his 70th birthday by claiming top spot in the Barclays Premier League.
"I never expected it. We lost two terrible goals and you can't do that."
Man Utd boss Ferguson shocked by his birthday "DISASTER"
01 Jan 2012
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson described their home defeat to Blackburn Rovers as a "disaster".
United lost 3-2 at Old Trafford.
As the pressure for a winner intensified, Blackburn broke and when David de Gea failed to connect with a Morten Gamst Pedersen corner 10 minutes from time, Grant Hanley nodded the winner from close range.
"It is a disaster," said Ferguson, whose side failed in their quest to mark his 70th birthday by claiming top spot in the Barclays Premier League.
"I never expected it. We lost two terrible goals and you can't do that."
Man Utd boss Ferguson says Rooney missed Blackburn defeat due to injury
01 Jan 2012
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists Wayne Rooney missed their defeat toBlackburn Rovers due to injury.
United lost 3-2 yesterday.
Asked about Rooney’s absence, Fergie said “Wayne hasn’t trained well all week. He’s missed a few days, but was due to train today and tomorrow and will hopefully be back for Newcastle.
“He has got little strains here and there.”
Fergie went on: “We never expected that. We have conceded three terrible goals and you can’t do that against a team that are fighting for their lives.
“At 2-2, I thought we were going to win it.”
Man City boss Mancini won't fall for mind games of Man Utd's Ferguson
01 Jan 2012
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says he won't fall for the mind games ofManchester United rival Sir Alex Ferguson.
Mancini insists that Fergie will be wasting his time if he attempts to play on his nerves in the New Year.
“I only think about the next game,” said Mancini. “I don’t think about what Fergie or any other manager says about my team. I know what Sir Alex is like. But words between managers are not important.
“We have respect for him and for his team, but we are strong enough here to just keep our eyes on the title.
“I won’t have any pressure from Fergie because my focus is on my team and we don’t listen to anyone else. If we want to win the Premier League then we need to win a lot of points from our next 20 games.
“That should be our focus.
“Most years, if you have 45 points after 18 games, like we have, you would have a big advantage.
“But United have had the best start in their history.
“We have had a fantastic start and I am sure that if we win another 45 points then we will win the title.”
Ferguson insists Man Utd won't panic buy in January
01 Jan 2012
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson won't panic buy in January.
United have been linked also with a number of midfield players, including Newcastle’s Cheick Tiote and Ajax’s Danish prodigy, Christian Eriksen.
Ferguson, though, insists the recent form of his team vindicates his decision to resist panic buying and keep faith in his current squad.
He said: “We’re quite happy with what we’ve got. We should get Anderson back in a couple of weeks and the form of Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick has been outstanding.
“I’m lucky I’ve got versatile players like Ji-sung Park, Antonio Valencia and Giggs who can play in a variety of positions and give me options.
“The crucial thing, though, is to get our centre-backs back.
“That’s the only caution I have about my team. Forward-wise and in midfield, we’re OK.”
Man City want to 'lock in' Man Utd away fans
01 Jan 2012
Manchester City want police to lock in Manchester United away fans for their FA Cup clash at Etihad.
The Sunday Mirror says City have asked police to keep Manchester United’s travelling fans locked in the Etihad Stadium when the two teams face each other in the FA Cup next week.
Almost 6,000 United supporters will make the trip across to east Manchester next Sunday.
And there are fears that there could be a repeat of the violence that marred the Carling Cup semi-final in 2009 and last season’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Now, City have requested Greater Manchester Police to keep United’s fans inside the stadium for 15 minutes to allow home supporters to disperse without any problems.
Man Utd legend Neville: Current Premier League best we've EVER seen
01 Jan 2012
Manchester United legend Gary Neville feels the Premier League has never been better.
Neville wrote in the Mail on Sunday: "Players used to retire, become pundits and say how things were much better in their day. But I honestly think the reverse. A new generation of players has emerged in the last few months and, with the influx of top-quality stars from abroad, they are making this possibly the best Premier League season ever.
"Never before have so many points been accumulated by the top-six teams at this stage of the season. Only the year in which Chelsea won the League, in 2005, comes close.
"That statistic tells you that the top six is stronger than it’s ever been and though it looks like it may come down to a duel for the title — Tottenham are hanging on in there but have to feel the title will end up in Manchester — the strength of the chasing pack is unparalleled.
Man Utd defender Jones: Blackburn defeat worst moment in career
01 Jan 2012
Manchester United defender Phil Jones says defeat to Blackburn Rovers is one of his worst moments in the game.
United were shocked 3-2 by Jones' former club.
"I feel worse now than I did last season when Blackburn were smashed 7-1 by United. That puts into perspective how disappointed I am. So we've got to pick ourselves up. It won't be easy but the Manchester United way is to pick ourselves up and go again on Wednesday night, looking for those three points," Jones told manutd.com.
Man Utd boss Ferguson delays loan exit decisions
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will delay making a decision on which players can leave on-loan this month.
The Sunday Mirror says clubs hoping to take Manchester United’s fringe players on loan must wait until the end of the transfer window for a decision from Ferguson.
Injuries have taken their toll on the champions, so moves for Federico Macheda, linked with Wigan, and Mame Biram Diouf are on hold.
Chelsea prepared to outbid Man Utd for Everton's Rodwell
01 Jan 2012
The Mirror says Chelsea are in pole position to sign Rodwell from Everton but want the starlet’s £20million price tag reduced.
Boss Andre Villas-Boas would like to take the midfielder in January but believes he’s over-valued and could wait until summer if Everton play hardball.
Manchester United are also long-term admirers of the 20-year-old but are unwilling to go beyond £10m.
PREMIER LEAGUE: Sunderland down Manchester City with late show
01 Jan 2012
An absorbing contest at the Stadium of Light went the way of hosts Sunderland who defeated leaders Manchester City 1-0 with a goal in added time.
Manchester City just couldn’t stop scoring at the beginning of the season, but now away to West Brom and Sunderland they have failed to hit the target.
At least against the Baggies they came away with a point but despite Edin Dzeko and Micah Richards both hitting the woodwork City were undone at the death against a rejuvenatedSunderland outfit under new boss Martin O’Neill.
There had never been a scoreless draw in this contest since 1938 but three minutes into injury time this record looked to be being broken until Stephane Sessegnon found Ji-Dong on the break who then coolly took the ball around Joe Hart to provoke scenes of jubilation on Wearside.
This was slightly cruel on City who had dominated the second half without taking their chances.
The result earns O'Neill his third win in five league matches since taking over at the Stadium of Light and lifts them six points above the relegation zone.
While for Roberto Mancini’s team, it means that they stay top ahead of Manchester United on goal difference.
Referee: Kevin Friend
Venue: The Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,625
Sunderland scorers: Ji Dong-Won 90+3
Man City scorers:
Man City scorers:
TRIBAL ASKS: Should Man City boss Roberto Mancini have played Sergio Aguero andDavid Silva from the start?
Yellow cards: de Jong (MAN C), Larsson (SUN)
O’Shea credits Sunderland boss O’Neill with Man City victory
01 Jan 2012
John O'Shea claimed boss Martin O'Neill was the inspiration for Sunderland’s battling 1-0 win over Premier League leaders Manchester City.
O'Shea told Sky Sports 1:
"To be fair to City they're a great team and they had a lot of chances, but as a unit we were great today.
"Credit has to go to the manager for giving us that bit of belief to say that we weren't going to lose this game, and he did that at half-time.
"He said, 'We don't want to lose this game 1-0 and people say we did okay, we kept them quiet'."
O'Shea, a former Manchester United player, was pleased to do his old side a favour.
He said: "They had a disappointing result yesterday and this will have cheered that up a bit, but more importantly for us it's a fantastic result. The way the lads played showed the character we have in the team and we have to take that forward now."
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