|
|
Dimitar Berbatov Hails Manchester United Defence After Blackburn Rovers Win
Striker relieved to win against 'difficult' opposition
01-Nov-2009 1:19:25 AM
Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov praised his team’s defence after they secured a 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford.
The champions were without the injured duo of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand with Wes Brown and Jonny Evans featuring at the back in an unfamiliar central defensive pairing.
However, the duo helped keep a clean sheet for the Red Devils, and clearly impressed the Bulgarian who opened the scoring for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men.
“It is always difficult to play against Blackburn Rovers, they had big powerful players who prefer to play long balls and it was difficult,” the striker told ESPN after the game.
“Our defence did magnificent job, we scored two goals and overall we deserved to win.”
Wayne Rooney added the second goal late on and Berbatov admitted that his goal had made the game safe against an unadventurous Rovers outfit.
"In the first half l had a couple of chances to score and then you need to be patient and when another chance comes you need to score it,” he added.
“Obviously I’m glad to have scored and then Wayne [Rooney] scored another one and it was finished for Blackburn.
“We were relieved, it’s also difficult against Blackburn, but always when you score a goal you are relieved because you feel you have achieved something special and that was the case.”
Gill Clark, Goal.com UK
The champions were without the injured duo of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand with Wes Brown and Jonny Evans featuring at the back in an unfamiliar central defensive pairing.
However, the duo helped keep a clean sheet for the Red Devils, and clearly impressed the Bulgarian who opened the scoring for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men.
“It is always difficult to play against Blackburn Rovers, they had big powerful players who prefer to play long balls and it was difficult,” the striker told ESPN after the game.
“Our defence did magnificent job, we scored two goals and overall we deserved to win.”
Wayne Rooney added the second goal late on and Berbatov admitted that his goal had made the game safe against an unadventurous Rovers outfit.
"In the first half l had a couple of chances to score and then you need to be patient and when another chance comes you need to score it,” he added.
“Obviously I’m glad to have scored and then Wayne [Rooney] scored another one and it was finished for Blackburn.
“We were relieved, it’s also difficult against Blackburn, but always when you score a goal you are relieved because you feel you have achieved something special and that was the case.”
Gill Clark, Goal.com UK
Inside Goal.Com
-
Euro 2012 Group D: Stats to keep at your fingertips
With the final edition of the statistical overview, we take a look at hosts and heavyweights in Group D
-
Blast from the Past - Euro 1976 Final: Czechoslovakia 2(5)-(3)2 West Germany
This edition of Blast from the Past brings a highly eccentric clash between Czechoslovakia and Germany in the Euro 1976 Final.
-
Blast from the Past - Euro 1972 Semi-finals: Belgium 1-2 West Germany
In the latest piece of Blast from the Past, Goal.com takes a look at one of the best matches for the tournament's 1972 edition...
-
Poll: Who will be most missed at Euro 2012?
Several key players from the top teams in the competition will be absent from the Poland and Ukraine, but Goal.com asks whose loss from the tournament will be felt the greatest
-
The list of EPL targets from Euro 2012 Group A
With the transfer rumour mill set to kick into frenzy throughout this month's European Championship, Goal.com looks at which players could be heading for England this summer