About the Match Winning against the Kop
“We
have proved people wrong up to now,”
“People
can assume and predict, and it is up to us to prove them wrong. That is what
the lads enjoy doing. We enjoy proving them wrong. So far we have done that.
But we said before the Liverpool game that not everything was riding on this
match. We have another eight massive fixtures coming up with some tough ones
away and at home. We know we are in for a difficult last eight games.”
“People
criticising does spur you on. You are always going to get critics. We are at a
massive club here at Manchester United and if things aren't going as well as
they should be then there are always going to be people wanting to have a dig
and a pop at you.”
“We
just take it on the chin. It is water off a duck's back. We know if we continue
to produce performances like this week and last week then we will be fine. We
have been well aware of the criticism we have had. We are professionals and we
are in a job where people have an opinion about you and they are entitled to it. We just have to get on with it.”
About His Duet with Chris Smalling for Replacing
Rio Ferdinand & Nemanja Vidic
“It
has been difficult for us,"
"It
had been documented that me and Chris were going to be the next centre backs at
United but it has not gone how we would have liked it. Somebody told me the
other day that we have actually only played alongside each other about four
times in four seasons.”
“You
cannot build a partnership on four games. Hopefully now we have had
back-to-back games together we can keep it going and keep playing well
together. We complement each other well. It is not just Chris and I going for
the position though. We have some great players in the squad. Marcos Rojo has
come in and been terrific. He has been a great addition to this squad. It [the
competition for places] is healthy. It is what we expect and what we want.”
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