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- Vidic urges United to lift for Arsenal visit
- Moyes faces defensive selection headache
- Wenger: Ferguson absence relieves referee pressure
| Vidic urges United to lift for Arsenal visit Posted: 09 Nov 2013 07:43 PM PST David Moyes men have made a slow start to the season and a loss at Old Trafford to the English Premier League leaders would be a huge blow to their title chances. Vidic said his men needed to step up for the visit of Arsene Wengers side and wants them to take their chance to prove themselves. We have to step up for a big game like this. We have to prove to everyone, including our fans and ourselves, that we are good. That is the challenge for us, the Serbian defender said. Arsenal have played really well this season but we have to show we can do better than we did in games like Manchester City (in a 4-1 loss in September). I have seen signs we are getting better but good players raise their performances in big games and Arsenal is definitely a big game and one were looking forward to. United are unbeaten in their past four matches against Arsenal, including an 8-2 thrashing in August 2011. But Vidic warned his team-mates that this seasons Arsenal side are a much more dangerous outfit with midfielders Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey in top form. This is different to recent years. We are looking at them more seriously. Arsenal are playing well, top of the league, he said. They are in the best form of all the teams competing for the title and I think we need a performance at home. We need to pay attention to details and defend right, create chances and score goals. A lot of things are getting better and better, but we need them to be even better against Arsenal. They present challenges for defenders. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Moyes faces defensive selection headache Posted: 09 Nov 2013 05:09 AM PST The Old Trafford club, who face table-topping Arsenal on Sunday, have internationals Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans to choose from in their back line. And Moyes confesses finding consistency in the centre of defence is proving a challenge as he tries to keep all five happy. "You would like to have a bit of continuity but when you have five centre backs like we have here in the squad they all need to be used," he said. "They all need to be played at different times, and some of them have had injuries which have meant we have had to change. "It would be better if we could get a bit more consistency to it but, at the moment, whoever we have brought in has done well." However, Moyes does admit that being spoilt for choice at the back does have its advantages. "I am pleased because if we can tighten up at the back, the quality of players we have got in the forward areas tend to make the difference," he added. "So I am pleased that in the last couple of games we have looked a little more solid, and more likely not to concede so many goals." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Wenger: Ferguson absence relieves referee pressure Posted: 09 Nov 2013 03:23 AM PST Arsenal meet Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday in a fixture which has seen its fair share of incident through the years. But, after admitting that it would be "strange" not to have Ferguson in the opposite dugout, Wenger believes it is the match officials who will breathe the bigger sigh of relief, with the Scot having been replaced by David Moyes in the close-season. "That is a question you shouldn't ask me, but the referees," he said, before joking: "I think the referees were absolutely relaxed and happy to go there." Michael Oliver is set to take charge of Sunday's clash, which sees Arsenal aiming to maintain their five-point advantage at the top of the table. "I expect the referees to make the right decisions," Wenger continued. "I never have preconceived ideas. "It is down to the referee to make the right decisions, to protect the players and to give the free-kicks you deserve." While Ferguson's absence could relieve some pressure on the officials, Wenger feels there is a geographical element to the amount of pressure placed on referees. "There (at Old Trafford) pressure comes as well from the crowd when they go for every ball and put the referee under pressure, and that is a bit more in the north than in the south," he stated. "You know that when you go to Sunderland the crowd plays every ball, when you go to Everton the crowd plays every ball. Then in London, the crowd is a bit more relaxed." Arsenal sit eight points clear of Manchester United in the Premier League table. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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