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Sir Alex proud of resurgence
17/12/05 2:55 PM
Fergie Proud Of Resurgent Reds
Sir Alex Ferguson is delighted with the way United have bounced back
from their nightmare recent spell which saw them drop out of
the Champions League and draw with Everton.
A win against Wigan on Wednesday was followed up by Saturday's
impressive victory at Aston Villa which moved Ferguson's side
to within six points of Chelsea.
Sir Alex told Sky: "That's the only thing you can do at our club, respond.
You can wither and die or you can get up off your backsides,
go out on the pitch and do something about it. In fairness to the lads,
they've worked their socks off in the last few weeks.
"Confidence is a factor without question. On Wednesday [against Wigan]
the second goal was important to us because in our home games
we've not been taking that second chance and we've let teams off the hook
time and time again.
"The second goal on Wednesday was like walking into a new room with them.
Their game took on a different expansion, there was a confidence
in their play and I think that carried on today."
Sir Alex remained relatively non-committal regarding United's title hopes,
but admits that if his side can maintain their improved form
and continue winning, then anything could happen - particularly
as Jose Mourinho's side face Arsenal on Sunday.
"We're nine points behind Chelsea if they win their game tomorrow," he said.
"It's a long way but what we can do is make sure we win our games
and if we do then, if Chelsea do slip up, then hopefully we'll be
the team nearest to them.
"It's a hard game to call. Arsenal do have a good record against Chelsea
and their home record's been good this year. We've done our job today
and we hope to keep doing that."
Sir Alex also reserved special praise for goalscorers Ruud van Nistelrooy
and Wayne Rooney, whose partnership looks increasingly fearsome by the week.
"It's promising, that's for sure," he admitted. "They're doing fantastic.
They're both great players and great players eventually find a combination
between each other, which I think they're doing now - to our benefit."
Report by Steve Bartram.
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