The veteran tactician claims that he was relieved after his troops scored a late winner, which according to him was deserved because of their overall performance.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Mancini’s expensively assembled squad did not show the spirit of champions after failing to secure victory at the Etihad Stadium yesterday.
Although the Citizens managed to recover from Wayne Rooney’s opening two goals, Yaya Toure and Pablo Zabelata’s strikes weren’t enough to sink their rivals, who managed to find a win from the very jaws of defeat.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Samir-Nasri-c32360, thus taking the 19-time English champions six points clear at the top of the table.
Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson had opted for his strongest side in the derby and his summer signing Van Persie showed his class by grabbing the winner with seconds to spare.
Fergie was full of praise for his players after the game and claimed that with their efforts on goal, they deserved the lucky break they got towards the end.
“We should have been out of sight, but you have to give credit to City. They keep going and they score late goals. Fortunately we got the last one. Intensity, passion, competitiveness...everything was there. The incident with Ashley was disappointing because
from 3-0 up it went to 2-1 in minutes,” he said.
Continuing, the trainer added that the beautiful game always generates some headlines and with a scintillating game such as the fierce derby, controversy was always going to arise sooner rather than later.
“Football can kick you in the teeth that way, but there will always be controversy in a match like that because there are so many things happening,” the long serving manager was quoted as saying while speaking to the media.
United are in pole position to regain the Premier League crown once again and if they continue this lethal form, the trophy will return to Old Trafford for sure. However, the season is far from over and another battle between the two giants looms large,
but for the time being, the Reds will celebrate a hard fought win over their ‘Noisy Neighbours’.
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