"Of all the teams in the game in this country we have proved ourselves in big game situations over the years. What we are looking for is our big game players to step forward really and I am confident they will. I expect the players to respond to the big games and I am sure they will want to."
"If you look around the club we should have enough of those with the experience to play in the big games to help us through."
"December is a crucial month and by New Years Day we'll know the shape of the League and hopefully we'll still be in it - it's just a question of hoping we can get results against Arsenal and Liverpool. The good thing about it is that I know what my team is at the moment so you can prepare in the right way. We have two games in Europe before the break so we can cope with that because nothing will be determined in the Champions League before Christmas."
Ferguson says he is preparing to play the Mickeys at their own game:
"I think we will we can set our stall out differently against Liverpool this time. Liverpool might find it more difficult against us because every time we attack them we might not do it in fives and sixes like we usually do - but we'll be okay."