Saha Sad

Last updated : 23 September 2007 By Editor

Saha:

"I would not say that I was ashamed to take the medal [last year], but I was really sad because I didn't play as many times as I would have liked. I was not fit to play, but people were saying that I was not psychologically committed, or something like that, which left me feeling really down.

"I am a competitor. I want to play. Three years ago, I played with a knee that I could not bend more than 90 degrees. That made me realise how important it is for me to know that I am properly fit before I play. And if I play when I am only 60 per cent fit, that is not fair on the player whose place I take."


Ferguson:

"Louis is a different type of player to anyone else I have at the club.

"If you look at last season, he had already scored 12 goals up to the point where he got his injury in December. If he had stayed fit, he might have got us 30.

"He has already come on against Sunderland and scored an important goal for us and changed it for us against Sporting on Wednesday at a point when Wayne was starting to tire.

"If Louis stays fit, we have a big, big chance this year."