Sir Alex Ferguson labels Manchester United as ‘Champions’ after comeback victory over West Ham United
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed his team’s impressive second-half performance in a remarkable comeback victory over bottom-placed West Ham United at Upton Park, on Saturday.
Sir Alex Ferguson said, “We played like champions, we kept our heads up and didn't lose faith in our ability. It's never easy coming here. They are fighting relegation but we had to do our thing. We dominated that second half and it was a real championship
performance.”
“It was eventful. Being two goals down was a travesty in terms of possession and chances created. We were under the cosh so I felt we had to go for it. We needed to get something from it,” added the Red Devils manager.
Sir Alex Ferguson claimed that he was very impressed by the character shown by his players and insisted that such victories will win Manchester United the record 19th Barclays Premier League title.
Manchester United played some exceptional football at Upton Park to turn the 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 win in their favour and increased their lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League table.
The Red Devils welcomed the return of their skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nemanja-Vidic-c27550, who missed most of the matches last month due to injury and suspension. Sir Alex Ferguson’s team dominated the play in the starting minutes by enjoying most time on the ball.
However, the Red Devils looked weak in the defence and West Ham United’s first attack on United’s defence earned them a penalty kick when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrice-Evra-c29231 intentionally handed the ball inside 18-yard-box. Mark Noble stepped up to take the penalty and the English
midfielder sent United keeper to wrong side to score the first goal.
Moreover, the first penalty was shortly followed by another spot-kick being awarded in West Ham favour after Nemanja Vidic fouled Carlton Coles just inside the penalty box. Once again, Mark Noble took the penalty and fired it into the top corner to double
Hammers advantage at Upton Park.
Despite strings of attacking play, Manchester United failed to find a breakthrough in the first half. However, with only 25 minutes remaining in the match, United's talismanic striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 rose for the occasion and scored the first goal through an
exceptional free-kick from outside the box.
The free-kick proved to be first blood for both Manchester United and Wayne Rooney, as the Englishman went to level the score with a well-placed shot from outside the 18-yard-box few minutes later.
United were then awarded a penalty when Matthew Upson intentionally handled Fabio’s cross in his box. Rooney stepped forward to take the spot kick and sent the keeper on the wrong side to complete his hat-trick and to mark a historic comeback at Upton Park.
Javier Hernandez added another goal in the dying stages of the match to ensure all three points for the Red Devils.
Manchester United players held their heads high at the end of the match as they knew they had produced one of the most remarkable comeback victories in the history of the football, which will remain in the memories of fans for years to come. Indeed, Manchester
United played like champions.
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