Manchester City’s slip to Swansea could go a long way to energizing Manchester United in the hunt for success this season.
Last Sunday, Manchester United took full advantage of Manchester City’s slip to Swansea City. The two rivals played simultaneously at different venues and Wayne Rooney’s achievement on the day made the difference at the top of the English Premier League table.
With the English man’s brace, Manchester United secured a vital 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford. Meanwhile, Luke Moore’s 83rd minute winner at the Liberty Stadium stunned Manchester City making it two defeats in a single week for the Citizens.
Contemplating what happened on Sunday afternoon, Alex Ferguson told MUTV:
“That was a bonus. I didn’t expect that maybe. At this time of the season, points will be dropped and you have to make sure you don’t drop as many as your opponents.
“If you can keep winning that is the name of the game for both of us. If you keep winning the games whittle away and you run out of games.”
Sky Sports also quoted the Manchester United coach as saying:
“You don’t mind but I don’t care about being top of the league just now. I’m happy to be there because only a few weeks ago we were five/seven points behind them and now we’re one point ahead.”
“So we’ve turned around eight points and that’s credit to the players and also the resilience of our squad because as everyone knows we’ve had a lot of injuries.”
Manchester United will go into the return leg of their Europa League match against Athletic Bilbao with much confidence now. To reach the quarter-finals of the competition without going through extra-time football or penalties, the Red Devils will need nothing less than a 2-0 margin victory at San Mames. This is because they lost the first leg 3-2 at Old Trafford.
Manchester City are in the same situation as their local rivals after losing 1-0 to Sporting in Portugal. Depending on the way the defeat to Swansea City will affect the Citizens’ dressing room, Sporting Lisbon could benefit from the moment and seal their qualification into the next stage.
How will Sunday’s result, which eventually fired Manchester United past Manchester City at the top of the English Premier League standings, play on the fate of both teams until the end of the season? Have the Red Devils found what will carry them through glory?
With the English man’s brace, Manchester United secured a vital 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford. Meanwhile, Luke Moore’s 83rd minute winner at the Liberty Stadium stunned Manchester City making it two defeats in a single week for the Citizens.
Contemplating what happened on Sunday afternoon, Alex Ferguson told MUTV:
“That was a bonus. I didn’t expect that maybe. At this time of the season, points will be dropped and you have to make sure you don’t drop as many as your opponents.
“If you can keep winning that is the name of the game for both of us. If you keep winning the games whittle away and you run out of games.”
Sky Sports also quoted the Manchester United coach as saying:
“You don’t mind but I don’t care about being top of the league just now. I’m happy to be there because only a few weeks ago we were five/seven points behind them and now we’re one point ahead.”
“So we’ve turned around eight points and that’s credit to the players and also the resilience of our squad because as everyone knows we’ve had a lot of injuries.”
Manchester United will go into the return leg of their Europa League match against Athletic Bilbao with much confidence now. To reach the quarter-finals of the competition without going through extra-time football or penalties, the Red Devils will need nothing less than a 2-0 margin victory at San Mames. This is because they lost the first leg 3-2 at Old Trafford.
Manchester City are in the same situation as their local rivals after losing 1-0 to Sporting in Portugal. Depending on the way the defeat to Swansea City will affect the Citizens’ dressing room, Sporting Lisbon could benefit from the moment and seal their qualification into the next stage.
How will Sunday’s result, which eventually fired Manchester United past Manchester City at the top of the English Premier League standings, play on the fate of both teams until the end of the season? Have the Red Devils found what will carry them through glory?
