The Man Utd manager Alex Ferguson is prepared for a hard game against Brendan Rodger’s Swansea team today, but he is expecting his Man Utd players to now go on a winning run to catch up with oberto Mancini’s Man City team by the New Year.
Since the freak loss to Man City at Old Trafford, Ferguson has settled his team again and thinks that the long break from international football will help his team close the gap on the leaders.
“It’s an interesting game,” Ferguson said yesterday. “I think everyone’s been impressed by the way Swansea have played – they’ve kept their philosophy of playing attacking football, or playing good football anyway. It was interesting to see their stats from their last away game against Liverpool – they had 67 per cent of possession, which is very good at a place like Anfield.
“So we know we have a tough game but that’s the way our league is and we have an opportunity now the internationals are over until February, a three-month opportunity, to make sure we get some consistency, good form and by 1 January, we hope that we’re in the right position in the league. New Year is always an important time for me. It’s always crucial in my calendar that we get to that time of the season in good order.”
Everyone seems to think that Man City are going to run away with the title this season, but you write off Alex Ferguson at your peril, as he has proved time and time again.
