Sir Alex Ferguson Dismisses Quintuple Talk

Dead_Man_Inc SG

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson looked relaxed ahead of his side's big four clash with rivals Liverpool during his pre-match press conference today, dismissing any notion of an unprecedented quintuple season. He also clarified Wayne Rooney's "hate" comments aimed at the Merseyside club.

Fielding questions about the club's potential ability to claim a clean sweep of domestic honours, together with the Champions League, Ferguson told journalists, "I'm realistic about it and I do not think it can be done.

"All we can do at the moment is to keep playing the way we are playing and to take each game as it comes along, then see where it takes us."

The moxie Scot was still purring over the manner in which United disposed of Craven Cottage outfit Fulham last weekend. The Red Devils triumphed by a healthy 4-0 scoreline in that match, with goals from Rooney, Park Ji-Sung and a deuce from the hard-working Carlos Tevez.

"The form of the team is encouraging and I thought that the performance against Fulham last Saturday was the best I'd seen for a while,” he enthused. “At this point of the season, to play like that is great."

The knight then clarified Wayne Rooney's comments about Liverpool, a club the powerhouse England international said he harboured a lot of hatred for.

"I think the word is not used the right way," Ferguson began. "Everyone uses the word hatred. It’s easy to say, 'I hate this... I hate that.' No-one uses dislike.

"The press don't use it. It’s always hate, and its an easy [word] to use. Wayne has received plenty of stick over the years from Liverpool. It's understandable as he was an Evertonian as a kid and - as [Everton manager] David Moyes points out - the rivalry is ferocious now."

dragg SG

now it looks likely they may end up winning only the carling cup.

berba is injured and scholes, vidic and rooney on red cards.

liverpool are in top form.

sand king SG

They should take it easy, one game at a time. And don't keep thinking of the Quintuple.

skythewood SG

now it looks likely they may end up winning only the carling cup.

berba is injured and scholes, vidic and rooney on red cards.

liverpool are in top form.

red card is not that long term lah.

marcteng SG

ya. loss of form in March is certainly unexpected, especially 2 losses in a row.

you could say the loss against fulham was all the more a shocking result, if Scholes wasn’t sent off for the handball. 11 against 11, I am sure Man Utd could beat Fulham.

now the league title, fa cup and CL isn’t a formality after all, far from it.

They should outfight, outpass, outplay and outscore any opponent they face now, as it is the last lap before the finishing line. Even fatigue can’t be used as an excuse anymore, even if you are tired, you also need to fight on.