The Premier League title tug-of-war saw the trophy edge into the red half of Manchester this week following United’s 1-0 victory over Fulham on Monday. The Red Devils returned to the top flight summit courtesy of Wayne Rooney’s goal at Old Trafford although the major talking point over the last few days surrounded referee Michael Oliver’s decision not to award Danny Murphy a penalty after being tripped by Michael Carrick.
It sparked a debate that saw Vieira once again waded in to offer his perspectives this time on favouritism United receive from referees. Sir Alex Ferguson responded with typical gusto offering up some insightful statistics on the matter. The mind games have begun!
This week on FFC Ferguson’s legendary ability to get into the head of his managerial rivals was dissected and examined whilst United stalwart Ryan Giggs discussed the upcoming Manchester Derby.
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Quote of the Week
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“You could go through millions of incidents but maybe the smaller clubs do have a point. However, somebody said a few years ago that Manchester United always get penalty kicks at Old Trafford but, when you go through the statistics since I have been here, it only averages out at three or three and a half per year.
“You cannot say that is a lot for an attacking team like ourselves. It has some mileage in the press but most managers believe that the breaks even themselves out ” Sir Alex Ferguson responding to the claim that Manchester United are aided by referees at Old Trafford
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s midweek press conference