I enjoyed his company in the last Uefa coaches' seminar. We sat beside each other on the coach going to the meeting and I think he's a straightforward guy. That's good to see and it does your players good, because they can see the quality of the person in terms of success has not changed him. That is vital in modern day football because the one thing we don't like to see is people change within our own confines. I don't like to see United players change and I'm sure Rafael is the same. |
I feel it's a major opportunity for us. If we can win I think we have a very good chance of the league. |
I hope it doesn't get to the point where it affects the referee. |
I picked the right side for the first game. It won't be far from that this time. |
I think the sensible opinion is that Chelsea have got the title as long as they don't throw it away. |
I think we had the better chances, but Arsenal had more of the possession, so a draw was probably a fair result. |
I watched the other semi final with some friends and I had told them I had let Pollitt go. |
I wouldn't say Chelsea have raised the quality of their game but they have retained a great consistency. They are excellent defensively and do not care if they just grind out one-nil wins. |
I've just had a look at it. Why does the referee not approach him anyway. He must have waited 30 seconds before he's actually got involved. |
I've tried to get hold of Sven so I can give him as clear an opinion from us as possible because he'll be reading a lot of stuff in the newspapers. |
If he does that he could be in line for the Barnet game. It's hard to predict but that is what we are hoping for. |
If Mark thought Alan's tackle was a red card, I am sure he will think Lucas Neill is a very lucky man because when you go over the ball you can cause real damage. |
If you get to the start of January and you're challenging then you're in with a chance. It's a crucial month. |
It all depends on what happens injury wise, but we have four games in eight days and I would imagine everyone in the squad would be involved at some point. |
It doesn't matter when United play Liverpool, it's a guaranteed electric atmosphere. There will be tension in the game, if a mistake is made it will be punished. In that sense it doesn't matter when it's played, the only difference from a league game is it's a cup game and it could be sudden death tomorrow. |