Ferguson: City clash will decide title

Sir Alex Ferguson believes the match against Manchester City on April 30 at the Etihad Stadium is now a Premer League 'decider'.

Ferguson also claimed it was the most important derby of his career at Manchester United after the club dropped two points at home to Everton on Saturday.

United let a two-goal lead slip with only seven minutes remaining on the clock, having led 4-2 after a Wayne Rooney double and goals from Danny Welbeck and Nani. But after late strikes from Nikica Jelavic and Steven Pienaar, the game against City carries even greater significance.

"We've given (Manchester City) the initiative, there's no doubt about that," he told Sky Sports.

"It makes the game at the Etihad a real important game. It's the decider really. We make it hard for ourselves as we normally do. But we have to go there knowing that we're capable of getting a result.

"We need to get a result now at the Etihad, there's no question about that. We need to perform. There's no reason why we can't do that but there's almost an expectancy from City that this could be their decider, but it's our decider too.

"There will be a reaction, alright, there's no question about that. Next Monday against City, it's always a derby game of the highest proportions, and this won't be any different. Yes, [it's] definitely (the most important of my career). Game on."

Ferguson was disheartened by the way his team had defended, gifting some soft goals to the visitors that he said erased the hard work and good football that they had played, with Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck's link-up play earning praise.

He continued: "It was a throwaway, an absolute giveaway. We just needed to see the game out, and it's a travesty because some of our football was fantastic.

"The goals we scored were great. To give away four goals at Old Trafford in a home game that's so important…I just can't believe it.

"I think it was defensive lapses. The goals were really soft goals. We've created goals by really good football, but I think [Everton] got their goals easily.

"I think today was a bad performance (defensively). In previous games we've defended very well. It was a real work for us to have defending like that.

"(Welbeck and Rooney) were a real threat today. Their combination play and understanding of (each other's position) was terrific. They should have got more out of the game than they did."

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Ferguson: Young played for the penalty

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson conceded Ashley Young played for the penalty he earned in their 4-0 win over Aston Villa.
Young was brought down by Aston Villa’s Ciaran Clark in the opening 10 minutes of the game, and the home side's manager has said that while there was a connection, it was a soft penalty.
Ferguson told Sky Sports: "(Young) played for the penalty. The player decides to leave his foot in and takes the contact from the challenge.
"It was a dramatic fall, but it was definitely a penalty, no doubts about that."
The Red Devils's manager was full of praise for his team’s performance in the game, which they won thanks to two goals from Wayne Rooney and one apiece from Danny Welbeck and Nani.
"It was a good result and a good performance, the first half in particular," Ferguson said.
"In the second half, we were more careless, but the third goal killed the game, and made sure of the result."
However, Ferguson has refused to say that the title race between both Manchester sides is over, despite the five point gap over their city rivals.
He said: "There could yet be twists and turns, we just need to keep enjoying ourselves and keep playing alright and picking up points.
"We won't be getting too confident, as my experience tells you that there is always something that can come back and bite you in the bum.
"We'll just keep earning points, and that’s all we can do."
Villa boss Alex McLeish agreed with Ferguson that Young had made the most of the contact and believed the referee's decision turned the match.
"I didn't think it was a penalty. Ashley has thrown his leg toward Ciaran and Ciaran tries to pull his leg away," McLeish told BBC Sport.

"We know what Ashley is like in trying to sell the dummy, maybe we should have done better. That set us back because we started pretty well."

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Ferguson lambasts Suarez conduct

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson claims Luis Suarez should never play for Liverpool again after refusing to shake Patrice Evra's hand.

A brace from Wayne Rooney, before a late consolation from Suarez, handed United a 2-1 victory in a match that was overshadowed by the tension between Suarez and Evra at Old Trafford.

Suarez was fined and banned for eight matches after allegedly racially abusing the United left-back in October, and the Uruguayan refused to shake Evra's hand in the customary pre-match exchange on Saturday.

"I couldn't believe it," Ferguson told Sky Sports after the match. "I just could not believe it."

"I had a chat with Patrice this morning and he said 'I'm going to shake his hand. I've got nothing to be ashamed of and I want to keep my dignity.' And then he (Suarez) refuses - he's a disgrace to Liverpool Football Club."

"That certain player should not be allowed to play for Liverpool again. With the history that club has got, and he does that in this city today - he could have caused a riot."

"I was really disappointed in that guy. It was terrible what he did. It created a tension - you've seen the referee, he didn't know what to do about it."

"It caught him off-guard, and it was a terrible start to the game. There was a terrible atmosphere created."

A scuffle reportedly broke out between both sets of players outside the dressing rooms during the half-time interval, with police intervention required.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish said he was unaware Suarez had declined to shake Evra's hand.

"I never knew he never shook his hand," the Scot told Sky Sports.

"I'll take your word for it, but I don't know. I wasn't there. I never saw it. That is contrary to what I was told."

Dalglish, whose side conceded twice in four minutes earlier in the second half, said it was wrong to hold Suarez responsible for what transpired in Manchester.

"I think you are very severe and are bang out of order to blame Luis Suarez for anything that happened here today," he said.

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