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Sir Alex Ferguson has faith in his Manchester United players
Squad too professional to become complacent...
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| Bet: | Returns: | Manchester United £19.09 | Draw £35.00 | Liverpool £42.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Manchester United £19.80 | Draw £34.50 | Liverpool £42.00 |
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9 Feb 2010 11:15:00
By Zack Wilson
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wants his team to maintain their current good form going into a crucial phase of the season.
United have won all of their last four games, scoring 15 goals in the process, and Ferguson is keen to see such high-quality displays continue.
“We’ve got an important period coming up and we’ve got to keep the momentum going,” the Scot told the Red Devils' official website.
“We go to Villa Park on Wednesday, then to Milan and Everton and we’ve got the League Cup final as well. So we’ve got a big few weeks coming up where consistency and form is going to be very important.
“Historically we’ve always grasped the nettle at this time of year and the players realise there is a lot at stake and they can’t afford inconsistency.”
Chelsea moved back to the top of the Premier League table on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Arsenal.
Ferguson feels that the race is far from over though with many more intriguing twists sure to occur between now and the end of the campaign.
“I’ve said time and time again that teams will drop points in the run-in,” he added.
“Our aim is to try and be as consistent as we can and to produce similar performances to that which we produced at Arsenal because doing that will take us very close.
“Every game is important now and if we win most of the matches we’ve got left we’ll have a good chance.”
United have won all of their last four games, scoring 15 goals in the process, and Ferguson is keen to see such high-quality displays continue.
“We’ve got an important period coming up and we’ve got to keep the momentum going,” the Scot told the Red Devils' official website.
“We go to Villa Park on Wednesday, then to Milan and Everton and we’ve got the League Cup final as well. So we’ve got a big few weeks coming up where consistency and form is going to be very important.
“Historically we’ve always grasped the nettle at this time of year and the players realise there is a lot at stake and they can’t afford inconsistency.”
Chelsea moved back to the top of the Premier League table on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Arsenal.
Ferguson feels that the race is far from over though with many more intriguing twists sure to occur between now and the end of the campaign.
“I’ve said time and time again that teams will drop points in the run-in,” he added.
“Our aim is to try and be as consistent as we can and to produce similar performances to that which we produced at Arsenal because doing that will take us very close.
“Every game is important now and if we win most of the matches we’ve got left we’ll have a good chance.”
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