Sir Alex Ferguson: Every Game Is A Cup Final Now For Manchester United

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says every game until the end of the season will be a cup final for his side.

The Red Devils are into a crucial period of the season as they chase the second treble of Ferguson’s career following the historic 1999 season.

United will face Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-final second-leg tomorrow night guarding a 1-0 lead.

Ferguson says no-one at Old Trafford is getting carried away but does admit his team are in good shape as long as they stay injury free and keep up their momentum.

“It’s a completely different set of circumstances from back in 1999,” he said.

“We didn’t have any injuries then. We have coped fantastically well.

“I don’t know how we’ve done it, with all the players out injured we’ve had, particularly in defensive positions.”

“Momentum is the key,” he added. “I think when you get that momentum you become difficult to knock off your stride.

“Hopefully it drives our players on that they have that momentum at the moment, at an important time of the year, with every game a cup final now for us.

“Every game is important. The players are thriving on that. Even with making all the changes at the weekend (against Fulham).

“Sometimes you can be hesitant about doing that, but having the momentum means that whoever comes in has been carrying on the fight.”

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A Song in every Gunners heart

By Shourin Roy on October 30, 2010 8:55 AM | Comments | TrackBacksShare|

Alex Song was omniscient in the match's biggest moment. Scoring a goal an eternity in the making. The Cameroonian provides a talking point with being too venturesome but who can quibble now? He used his body equally well to shield the ball from prying legs at the opposite end.

Fortress Green and the structural composition of goal kept the ball out for the most agonizing match of the season as the Gunners poured it on in the second half. You could see Arsene Wenger's brows furrowing with each passing moment. A draw after such a draining match is not the result a manager needs with Chelsea rampant and the league resembling a game of snake and ladders on crack.

It was supposed to be the other clinical finisher slated to score and he almost pulled it off with a finely sliced shot which hit the upright. Walcott has been lethal in front of goal but Lady Luck continued to smile for the Hammers.

Walcott is not the only improved player - we were given a reminder of Clichy's maturation providing the assist that Song threw his head onto in the 87th minute. The much vilified left back chose to cut in buying time for more bodies to arrive for a crack at goal. A year ago, Clichy would have floated a rushed cross to no one. Obviously, having Kieran Gibbs competing for his spot has something to do with this learning curve.

There is also a feeling of calm at the back and that is because Lukasz Fabianski has asserted himself. The Polish goalkeeper was animated and decisive - at one point pulling on Fabregas jersey to position the Arsenal captain during a corner which was successfully turned away. Make no mistake this was a real test for Fabianski as the Hammers score regularly through set pieces but he was equal to the task.

The visitors had their moments with Mark Noble and Scott Parker releasing some neat passes and looking threatening on their free kicks.The first half ended deadlocked with Robert Green making some lovely saves against Fabregas and Samir Nasri. At the other end Manuel Da Costa was effective in neutralizing Marouane Chamakh. The Arsenal striker's noted aerial touch seems to be wayward as of late.

Fabregas had some deft moments but was far from assured on the ball. What is more evident is Nasri's influence on Arsenal's midfield - he is becoming an equal partner in creation with a better scoring touch from all vantage points. A blinding free kick almost got the better of Green. Arshavin continues to be a bipolar presence vacillating from brooding boredom to sudden solo bursts where he can open up the game with his first touch. But more often he continues to be forced outside where he is less of a threat.

Chelsea lead by five points and a massive goal differential but the Gunners and Man Utd are keeping it close. Nipping at their heels City, Spurs, and the ever surprising Baggies who have a very good chance of climbing to the top four against Blackpool on Monday.

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