John O'Shea claims Old Trafford's increased capacity can prove
to be an important asset against visiting teams.
A club record home attendance of 75,453 watched United beat
Tottenham on Saturday, and the Irish utility man says he and his
team-mates have noticed a conspicuous improvement in the ground's
atmosphere
O'Shea told MUTV: "It's fantastic to get crowds like this at Old
Trafford. It is always a great atmosphere every game but we have
all noticed an increase in volume.
"That can only benefit everyone at the club. This is where we want
to be."
United currently top the Premiership with four straight wins and
begin their Champions League campaign at home to Celtic on
Wednesday night.
With Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes back from suspension, plus Alan
Smith, Gabriel Heinze and Nemanja Vidic all well down the road to
recovery, O'Shea says the squad is buzzing.
"This is a positive time for the club with players coming back from
injury and suspension. It is important we maintain this form and
that is what the manager has re-iterated to us."
O'Shea was delighted that United followed last week's international
break with three points against Spurs on Saturday, following last
year's slump at the same stage.
"We had a similar start last year but slipped up after coming back
from internationals," he said.
"This time it was different. It is always tricky especially when
you are playing a good team like Spurs. You have to be on your
guard.
"But we did enough to edge the win and get the three points, so we
are ahead of ourselves compared to last year."
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