was what he had to say about the match.
FERGIE POST MATCH
was what he had to say about the match.
"I don't think you can ignore what happened in the first-half,"
"I wouldn't be doing my job properly if I did that.
"At half-time, I was terribly disappointed with some elements of our game. We
had to change and in fairness to the players they did play with more intent.
"We had to defend further up the field and our passing of the ball could have
been better. To be fair to the players, it did improve in both cases.
"But over the whole game, I could only say we had three performers who
reached the standard we are looking for - Gabriel Heinze, Ruud van Nistelrooy
and Cristiano Ronaldo.
"In that situation we have to be happy with a 2-2 draw.''
"We were pushing up early in the game and allowed their forwards to get on the ball too easily. But goals change games and Ruud changed the game for us.
"We were pushing up early in the game and allowed their forwards to get on the ball too easily. But goals change games and Ruud changed the game for us.
"We certainly grabbed the game much better in the second half. We showed far
more purpose and intent. Intent is an important part of football and we showed
that in the second half.
"We don't forget the first half but in the second half, give credit. We found
something we find a lot of the time and I think we deserved the point.
"I'm happy - 2-0 down at half-time I have to be."