Not content with equalling a club-record 29 games
unbeaten in the league, Nani says he wants the Reds to go the
entire season without defeat.
United’s 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Tuesday night matched the
Reds’ incredible run in 1999; now, Sir Alex’s men will make history
if they avoid defeat at Wolves on Saturday afternoon.
“We hope to finish the season unbeaten,” Nani told
MUTV. “But we know it will be very hard. We’ll work hard
to win those games, though.”
Against Aston Villa, Nani was one of the Reds’ brightest sparks,
linking well with Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov. He was unlucky
not to win a penalty when Richard Dunne blocked his run in the
first half before laying on the Reds’ second goal with a lovely
curling cross.
Rooney’s finish, his second of the game, sent the Reds 2-0 up on
the stroke of half-time and Nani believes the striker will now
flourish.
“Wayne hasn’t scored a lot of goals recently but he’s been very
important for the team.
“He’s been working really hard every game. Sometimes things
don’t go the way he’d like them to but I think tonight was his best
performance of the season. From now on he’ll be very important for
the team.”