FERGIE WON'T LET ME DOWN
Warnock: United will do honourable thing..unlike Rafa
NEIL WARNOCK last night slammed Rafael Benitez, claiming Sir Alex
Ferguson won't let him down like the Liverpool boss did. The
Sheffield United manager heads into tomorrow's £50million
relegation showdown with Wigan still angry over how Benitez let
Fulham off the hook by fielding a weakened side last
weekend.
Drop rivals West Ham face champions Manchester United at Old
Trafford and Warnock is confident Ferguson will put out his best
team, even though the Reds play Chelsea in the FA Cup Final next
Saturday. "I'm sure Sir Alex will field his strongest side," said
Warnock. "There's bound to be one or two of the top players off
because of what's at stake the following weekend. But we're not
talking about Liverpool here, we're talking about Manchester
United.
"If it were Liverpool, I'd know we definitely had to win. No doubt
he (Benitez) will put out his strongest team against Charlton now
they are relegated." Fulham took advantage to beat the Champions
League finalists a week ago and leave the last relegation place a
three-way fight between Sheffield United, Wigan and West Ham.
A win would guarantee safety for the Blades while if Wigan win at
Bramall Lane and West Ham lose the Hammers would go down - and that
has led to conspiracy theories among their fans. But Warnock said:
"We'll leave all that stuff to the KGB. We're going out to win the
game and can't change our approach part the way through the game.
Our players will go out and try to win."
Ferguson is ready to leave Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo on
the bench.
