I SHOULD KNOW

Last updated : 30 December 2002 By editor

"Against Middlesbrough it was the worst central defensive display I can remember seeing for a while and I felt sorry for John O'Shea having to try and cover."

"O'Shea would have been better deployed alongside Wes Brown. Without the steely Mikael Silvestre, a good reader of the game, they lost their resilience."

Adams added: "It just goes to show that even a manager of Ferguson's experience and expertise can make mistakes."

Bit harsh…