BARTHEZ STAYS FOCUSED

Last updated : 10 December 2002 By editor

Barthez declared:

"I never stop thinking about football because we have all seen what has happened with Dudek.You must never stop on a good performance because, even if you have played well nine games in a row, the 10th can be fatal.That's the name of the game. You make one bad mistake and people kill you."

He added:

'I'm under contract with United until 2006. I'm working in good conditions. We are playing the leading role again. Everything is fine.We are in good spirits because we have just won nine points from three games against major pretenders to the title,It's a lot of work but it also is very encouraging for the future.

'We were missing five or six regulars against Arsenal but...all the players played well. We respected instructions and stayed focused as we did at Liverpool. We have recovered continuity in our results.'