MATCH QUOTES

Last updated : 18 December 2005 By Ed
Fergie:

“It’s promising, there doing fantastically and they are great players.

“Some of our attacking was good. In general I was pleased with our performance.

“It’s the only thing you can do at our club, you can either wither and die or you can get off your backsides, get on the pitch and do something about it.

“In fairness to the lads they have worked their socks off in the last few weeks.

“Confidence is a factor, on Wednesday (against Wigan) the second goal was important because in our home games this season we haven’t been taking our second chances and letting teams off the hook time and time again.

“The second goal on Wednesday was like walking into a new room for them, their game took on a different expansion, they had confidence in their play and that carried on today.

'The second goal was important to us.

'I think we were clearly the best side, but we have let teams off the hook time and time again. I think there will be a lot more goals from Ruud and Wayne - they are becoming a combination now, as players do. I don't know if Chelsea will slip up, all we can do is win our own games, and that's what we are doing.

'There are only two ways to respond to adversity - you either wither and die or get off your backside and show what you can do.'


Ruud:

"It's a hard place to come.

"You can wither and die or get off your backside and do something about it.

"We're getting momentum, when you win confidence grows. We are playing the same team week-in week-out and we want this to continue.

"We want to continue our form and the run. Who knows what can happen? We did our job and that's the most important thing."

Pigface:

"We were outclassed by a team with world-class players.

"We are going to have to play better than that in the weeks ahead, but we won't be playing sides of Manchester United's quality every week.

"We came into the game on the back of some really good league form and we have got to pick that back up again.

"We want to climb up the league table as best we can. I believe we can, but it's going to be hard and we have to prove we can go out and do it."