Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson refutes comments made by England coach Fabio Capello and Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho claiming that the Old Trafford club are in decline.
Surviving injuries to their backline that have kept all but Patrice Evra out for long stretches have United only 2 points out of first place with a victory against Wigan tonight. Despite the injury blows, United are only a point off the pace they were at last season's title-winning team at this time.
"With all the problems we've had with injuries to defenders, I would have definitely accepted being two points off the top of the table by the end of the year," Ferguson said.
"We have come through a key period - if we beat Wigan we will have got through it without too much damage. We've got the experience to do it and the players to do it."
Surviving injuries to their backline that have kept all but Patrice Evra out for long stretches have United only 2 points out of first place with a victory against Wigan tonight. Despite the injury blows, United are only a point off the pace they were at last season's title-winning team at this time.
"With all the problems we've had with injuries to defenders, I would have definitely accepted being two points off the top of the table by the end of the year," Ferguson said.
"We have come through a key period - if we beat Wigan we will have got through it without too much damage. We've got the experience to do it and the players to do it."
Mourinho questioned whether United were struggling to replace Cristiano Ronaldo goal-scoring after his departure to Real Madrid at the end of last season. Ferguson refutes that as well, referencing that they have scored 8 more goals from this stage last season.
"I think we've got 14 different goalscorers this season," Ferguson said. "They're all weighing in from different positions."
"So why worry? The important thing is we're winning and we've scored a lot more than at the same stage last season."
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