Ferguson sets three defeats limit
Posted in News on Wednesday May 11th, 2005 4:49pm
I bet we’ll lose more than three before the end of November:
Sir Alex Ferguson estimates Manchester United will not be able to lose more than three games next season if they are to reclaim their position as England’s top dogs.
United suffered their fifth defeat of the Barclays Premiership campaign - and their first at home in 12 months - when Chelsea cruised to a 3-1 triumph at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
The victory extended the new champions’ lead over United to an incredible 20 points, raising huge question marks over the ability of Ferguson’s men to mount any kind of sustained title challenge next season.
Unlike the vast majority of Red Devils’ fans, who headed for the exits early enough to leave their team to complete a customary post-season lap of honour to a two-thirds empty stadium, Ferguson is not suffering from any sense of inferiority to the Stamford Bridge outfit.
The Scot is convinced man for man United are Chelsea’s equal. However, it has not gone unnoticed in the Old Trafford camp that after Arsenal’s historic unbeaten campaign 12 months ago, Jose Mourinho’s men will head into the final game at Newcastle having suffered just one defeat all season, against Manchester City in October.
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