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Last Years Defeat Serves as Inspiration

Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United boss believes the memory of losing last year’s Champions League final will be a motivation for his players than winning the trophy in 2008.  Ferguson said that United are aiming to become only the seventh team to reach three European Cup finals on the trot.  This was achieved by Juventus in the mid-1990s.  AC Milan who knocked Ferguson out of the Champions League in the 2005 last-16 and 2007 semi-finals, stand in United’s way with the emotional come back of David Beckham to the club he left for Real Madrid in 2003.  

The loss to Barcelona in the 2009 final in Rome is still fresh in Ferguson’s mind and he says that the bitter memories of the loss will act as a motivation for his squad to win this year.  The win was great in Moscow but losing in Rome became better for the team, Ferguson said. That you realize what a big occasion is if you are not part of the celebration.

Manchester United Dumped by Fulham

Fulham beat Manchester United 3-0 in English Premier League, and Portsmouth the team in the last place defeated Liverpool 2-0.  Arsenal thrashed Hull 3-0, Aston Villa defeated Stoke 1-0 and Tottenham won at Blackburn 2-0. Manchester City defeated Sunderland 4-3 and after a short time also released Mark Hughes as manager.  The win made Fulham retain its ninth place on 26 points.  Three time defending champion United remains second on 37, just three points behind Chelsea, which will try to increase their lead in a game tomorrow at West Ham. 

Portsmouth won for the fourth time in 18 league games this season to move higher off the bottom of the table.  Belhadj scored in the first half and Piquionne clinched the victory with eight minutes left. Pompey goalkeeper Asmir Begovic made a lunging one-handed save of a Steven Gerrard shot that was deflected off by two Portsmouth players in the 67th minute.

United Struggling due to Injuries

The resources of Manchester United’s may have envied the world of football but Sir Alex Ferguson has confessed a lack of defensive players may cost them a fourth straight title of the English Premier League.  United are making a struggle just to cope with a serious injury list which has taken away six senior defenders in the last few weeks.  This is a scenario that even for a club with a lot of funds has proved unsound. 

Having already a surprise defeat at home to Aston Villa this month, United’s back-line bugged down again on Saturday, as they were beaten 3-0 by Fulham at Craven Cottage.  Ferguson, lacking the services of Rio Ferdinand and a lot of other great named players through injury, cited his cluttered treatment room as mitigation for this latest loss. Ferguson said that there is a fragility at the back at the moment and this was a difficult day for the team all round. 

Preview of Manchester United Vs Aston Villa

The game this weekend for the English Premier League is an interesting match.  It will be one of the big four against one who is looking to break in to the spot.  It will be Manchester United playing host to Aston Villa, this was reported by BBC Sport.  In the league’s positioning this must be the week’s biggest game.  Not to mention the Liverpool and Arsenal games also this week.  Manchester United was given a morale boost when Manchester City beat Chelsea last week. 

This allowed United to come to with in 2 points to Chelsea and come close to the top of the league.  Having their share of problems with injuries but is turned out that it did not obstruct their progress.  While in their last two outings they played with teams who are almost cellar dwellers they still scored 4 goals in the games that secured them good victories.   They will be playing a midweek Champions League game to compete with before going against Villa.  Since they have already qualified for the knock out stages, they could rest players and keep them out of injuries.

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