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Neville: This club will never die
7/11/05 9:17 AM
Neville: We Can Get Through Anything
Gary Neville believes United's morale-boosting victory over Chelsea
proves the club are capable of handling anything.
The England defender, who is set to resume training after recovering from
a groin operation, watched from the stands as Darren Fletcher's looping
header gave the Reds a deserved 1-0 win over the Champions.
After a difficult week at Old Trafford, both on and off the pitch,
Neville says the rip-roaring support from the United faithful
throughout the clash with Jose Mourinho's side symbolised
the unique spirit of the club.
"It's been a very dificult week at Manchester United
with a lot of criticism coming our way," Neville said in his column
in The Times. "But this result shows we can come through anything.
"People love taking shots at United and they've had a field day
in the past few days, but we need to stop that. We've got to use
this result as a springboard to stop that criticism.
"The fans were singing a song called We'll Never Die at the end of the game
and I genuinely believe that is the spirit of Manchester United.
It never dies, this club.
"It may go through tragedy, disappointing runs or so-called crises,
but it always responds."
The victory leaves United ten points behind the league leaders
with a game in hand.
Although Chelsea still hold the upper hand in the title race,
Neville believes United will take some stopping if they continue to
perform in the same vein as they did against the Londoners.
"We've set ourselves a standard now in terms of a desire
and level of performance," says the 30-year-old.
"If we don't reproduce that throughout the campaign
we'll be underachieving and we'll be robbing ourselves of
what could still be a really special season.
"But if we perform like we did against Chelsea we'll take some stopping.
I'd never say we're out of the title race. It's only November
and my experience suggests that you're never out if it at this time of year.
"We went on a hell of a run from this time last year until March.
Ultimately it didn't get us anywhere, but if we do it again
we could make inroads into Chelsea's lead.
"We have to produce the consistency that we're capable of
and if we do that you never know."
Report by Gemma Thompson.
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