The former Aberdeen boss fired a sharp warning to his troops, telling them to cover up their shoddy defending and perform like a proper Red Devils’ side.
While the hallmark of a great Old Trafford team is a strong backline, the current crop of players at the club lack just that.
Captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nemanja-Vidic-c27550 has struggled with injury problems of late and it has placed his future in jeopardy, with many claiming that he won’t be able to return to his very best.
In the Serbian’s absence, United have had to make do with the partnership of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonny-Evans-c19085, which can be described as fragile at best.
The club only managed to gather all three points against Aston Villa last weekend after Javier Hernandez scored a matching winning performance after his side had gone 2-0 down.
Such performances are not tolerated by Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752, who demands that his team dominate proceedings from start to finish and then claim the win.
However, the tactician was indeed pleased with the result and gave due credit to the players, but not before reiterating that such shortcomings needed to be eliminated at the very first sight.
Speaking to reporters, the long-serving manager said that while the team’s attack was on song, their defence has been below-par this term and demands immediate attention; otherwise their chance of earning silverware could derail quickly.
"We have players who can change the course of a game, and there's a goal threat about us. But we can't continue giving teams a start. It's not that we underestimate anyone, we just don't expect a Manchester United team to be two behind,” said the coach.
"You go into games believing you'll be two ahead rather than two behind, and it's happened a few times this season - we were two behind at Tottenham and were unlucky not to get back. But it won't happen all the time. It's not a gimme that you can come back from two goals down,” Fergie was quoted as saying while speaking to the media.
United will face another major test of their defensive credentials today, as they travel to Carrow Road in order to take on Norwich City.
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