KEANE POST MATCH

Last updated : 17 January 2005 By editor

From Fishal site:

'It is always nice to beat Liverpool, especially at Anfield,' said Keane. 'The win keeps us in the frame. The clean sheets recently give us a lot of confidence. It is very important to keep winning. There have been one or two changes recently and the players who have come in deserve a lot of credit. If we are keeping clean sheets it gives us confidence because with the players we have, we always feel we will create chances and score the odd goal. It gives us a great foundation to go forward and win games.'

Speaking on MUTV, Keane admitted that United had their backs to the wall after Wes Brown was sent off midway through the second half, and the resistance held out as Liverpool failed to find a way through. The last 10 or 15 minutes at Anfield always seem to be the longest. They kept getting people in the box, You need a bit of luck and Roy Carroll made a decent save [from Jamie Carragher] at the end,' said Keane. My first thought when Wes was sent off was 'get John O'Shea on'. There were a lot of tackles flying around and I felt Wes was a bit unlucky. But sometimes it is hard for the other team when you are down to 10. We are difficult to break down and we proved that in the second half.'

'It was a nice goal from Wayne. I fancied him to score and it gave us something to hold on to and for a while we were able to pick them off in midfield. It would have been nice to get the second but 1-0 at Anfield is a good result.'

As for his own effort on goal Keane said: 'Not scoring doesn't bother me in the slightest, the priority is to win football matches. It would have been nice to get the second but we have had two and three-goal leads here before and it hasn't worked out, so we are just pleased to get the win. I couldn't wait to get started because I have not played for 10 days. Playing against Liverpool is what being a footballer is all about. It was a great atmosphere and they are a great club and the rivalry between the two teams and the fans was there for all to see.'