He got caught out for the penalty kick a little bit when their player came from the blindside in behind him and he could maybe have let him go on, said Ferguson. I always feel in a situation like that, with a player running away from goal,...

Speaking about the striking options he has at his disposal and with an injured Michael Owen not part of the tour party, Ferguson added: We are happy with the strikers we have got. You have to decide what is the best combination. Berbatov and (Mame)...

We are happy with the strikers we have got, added Ferguson. You have to decide what is the best combination.

He is back in Colorado with a recurrence of the knee injury, which is of great concern to us, Ferguson said. He will remain there until he is ready to come back into training. There is no point in him leaving the people who have treated...

Centre-back Alex said: He is a good man, he is experienced and I think he will help us this season. We need players of this quality. He is difficult to mark when we do this in training - attackers v defenders - and I have to have more concentration...

Ferguson said: Braga had a great season last year but Celtic have a good chance. Celtic's home record in European football is phenomenal and it's a difficult place for teams to go. These are difficult times for Scotland - SPL clubs are trying to...

I was offered the chance to manage the England team on a couple of occasions but it was just out of the question, said the Scot.

Ferguson said: The first game is one you want to get out of the road because fitness comes into it, as does the time you give to your players. I was pleased as some of the performances were good. Celtic were very competitive. That's been the way...

No matter how many people criticise him it never comes from inside our camp, said Ferguson. We see that class. We know we've got the right player.

Berbatov got man of the match and I think he deserved that, no question. His performance was excellent, Ferguson told Press Association Sport. In the second half he produced some fantastic moments. It underlines the one great factor - the...

He got the man of the match award and he deserved that, no question, said Ferguson. In the second half he produced some fantastic moments and it underlines the one great factor, that class he has. You cannot take that away from him. No...

The second goal killed the game, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said.

I've spoken to him [Evra], Ferguson said. The fact that he was the captain meant he was put forward as the spokesman to the coach [Raymond Domenech] and they made a decision which I think they all regret now in not training. I think that...

The history of Manchester United is quite simple, said Ferguson. It has always been based on young people and that's where we're more comfortable. I think our fans are more comfortable too.

Celtic were very competitive, he said. That's been the way when we have played them. There is not a lot in it between the two teams because the Scotland-England thing motivates both sets of players.

Evans said: It was good to play alongside Chris - we just tried to keep things simple between us. He is a great lad, he has trained hard and hopefully he can do well for us.

I was offered the chance to manage the England team on a couple of occasions but, of course, it was just out of the question, said the Scot, whose side beat Celtic 3-1 in a pre-season friendly in Toronto on Friday. It's a poisoned chalice...

All of our games against Celtic over the years are competitive, said United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The whole Scotland-England thing motivates both sets of players. It was never going to be an easy match. It was just a period...

Smallings defensive partner Johnny Evans enjoyed the experience of playing with the youngster as he told reporters: It was good to play alongside Chris - we just tried to keep things simple between us. He is a great lad, he has trained...

He said: I was pleased with Chris. We know he is good footballer, we know he is quick and is a good passer of the ball. There was a period after half-time when he had two fantastic headers with great purpose and showed his aerial ability. He got...

But Ferguson said: I was pleased with Chris. We know he is good footballer, we know he is quick and is a good passer of the ball. There was a period after half-time when he had two fantastic headers with great purpose and showed his aerial ability....

Sir Alex Ferguson said afterwards: There was a period after Celtic scored when they got a bit of dominance over us and we had to get through. The second goal killed the game. It was a fantastic goal too, a marvellous bit of football from Berbatov....

I've been asked to manage the England team on a couple of occasions but, of course, it's out of the question. It's a poisoned chalice anyway - it's a terrible job. Plus I've a tremendous handicap being Scottish. Any way you look at it, that's...

He had a recurrence of the knee injury which is of great concern to us, the United website (www.manutd.com) quoted manager Alex Ferguson saying after the Premier League club's 3-1 win over Celtic in Toronto on Friday.

He will remain in America until he is ready to come back and train, added the manager. There is no point in leaving the people who are treating him and did the operation and then have to send him back again. It is pointless.

Second half there were some fantastic moments he produced, Ferguson said. It underlines the one great factor, that class he has. You can't take that away from him.

Sir Alex added: In the second half of the season, you then find lots of players are carrying little strains and pulls. But because of the importance of the games they keep on playing and, when they get to the end of the season and there's an...

London, July 17 (ANI): The England manager's job is a poisoned chalice, says Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, which is why he has turned it down twice. I've been asked to manage the England team on a couple of occasions but, of...

Sir Alex said: I was offered the chance to manage the England team on a couple of occasions but, of course, it was just out of the question. It's a poisoned chalice anyway. I think it's a terrible job, plus the fact that I would have had a...

The first game is one you want to get out of the road because fitness comes into it, as does the time you give to your players, said Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. I was pleased as some of the performances were good. We try...

Ferguson said: The first game is one you want to get out of the road because fitness comes into it, as does the time you give to your players. I was pleased as some of the performances were good.

He added: We try to get the preparation to a point where they want to want to start playing games. They had seven days at Carrington, four days in Chicago; they were desperate for a game. The one thing pre-season brings on is the desire to start...

And Manchester United boss Ferguson said: I've been asked to manage the England team on a couple of occasions but, of course, it's out of the question. It's a poisoned chalice anyway - it's a terrible job. Plus I've a tremendous handicap being...

He had a recurrence of the knee injury which is of great concern to us, the boss told reporters at a press conference after United's 3-1 win over Celtic in Toronto. He will remain in America until he is ready to come back and train. There...

On Ronaldo, Ferguson added: It's difficult to say why (he didn't perform). I spoke to the Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz after the tournament and he was as baffled as anyone.

The whole country was adamant they were going to win the Cup and that's a terrible pressure to take on for players, none of whom have really got to a latter stage of a World Cup, says Ferguson.

I thought the atmosphere was very good, Ferguson said, downplaying the 10,000 empty seats. The first game is one you always want to get over because fitness comes into it. The surface was quite firm and it is a pitch I would not have taken...

Sir Alex Ferguson after the match said, There was a period after Celtic scored when they got a bit of dominance over us and we had to get through. The second goal killed the game. It was a fantastic goal too, a marvellous bit of football from...

Regarding former United star Ronaldo, Ferguson added: It's difficult to say why (he didn't perform). I spoke to the Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz after the tournament and he was as baffled as anyone.

The first game is never easy, said manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who is using a four-game tour of North America as the training camp ahead of United's quest to capture a 19th Premier League title and break the record deadlock with arch-rival...

Ferguson explained: There was a period after Celtic scored when they got a bit of dominance over us and we had to get through. The second goal killed the game. It was a fantastic goal too, a marvellous bit of football from Berbatov. Celtic were...

Ferguson said: I've been asked to manage the England team on a couple of occasions but, of course, it's out of the question. It's a poisoned chalice anyway - it's a terrible job. Plus I've a tremendous handicap being Scottish. Any way you look at...

A marvellous piece of football from Berbatov, said United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who deflected rumours that Berbatov could be sold sometime soon. The criticisms of him, it doesn't come from our camp.

Ferguson said: He had a recurrence of the knee injury which is of great concern to us. He will remain there until he is ready to come back and train. There is no point in leaving the people who are treating him and did the operation and we have to...

The history of Manchester United is quite simple, Ferguson told an English tabloid. It's always been based on young people and that's where we're more comfortable. I think our fans are more comfortable, too. So producing players is a big...

Considering they just put it in yesterday, it was remarkably good, said Ferguson, who attended a family gathering in the Toronto area Thursday. It was a little bit slow but it was firm. There was a lot of good football played out...

...with the World Cup having just ended and Major League Soccer in the middle of its season, manger Alex Ferguson called this trip, which also features stops in Philadelphia, Kansas City and Houston (against the MLS all-stars) especially...

Ferguson said: Berbatov got man of the match and I think he deserved that, no question. His performance was excellent. In the second half he produced some fantastic moments. It underlines the one great factor - the class he has. You cannot take...

Diouf has got different talents to Federico Macheda and Danny Welbeck and he penetrates well. He is quick and aggressive, he is an interesting player, and I think that suited Berbatov, added Ferguson.

Ferguson expects Fifa to bring in goalline technology after Frank Lampard's disallowed goal for England against Germany - It will happen, absolutely, he said - and he sympathised with Howard Webb, who showed 14 yellow cards and one red in...

Ferguson said: It was a team decision, but the fact Patrice was captain meant he was put forward as the team's spokesman. They made a decision they all regret now, a terrible decision, but it wasn't an individual, it was a collective decision that...

He was given an impossible task with the behaviour of the players, Ferguson said. I think it got to the stage in the first-half that showing a red card would have put him under pressure, criticism-wise. A World Cup final, having a player...

Ferguson said: I don't expect a hangover. I think there'll still be a bit of disappointment in the lad. I think all the players coming back from the World Cup who didn't do well, who didn't reach their expectations may I say, will feel that they've...

The history of Manchester United is quite simple, the boss said. It's always been based on young people and that's where we're more comfortable. I think our fans are more comfortable too.

He said: The history of Manchester United is simple, it has always been based on young people and that's where we're more comfortable. So producing players is a big incentive for us, it's a fantastically satisfying thing also. At the moment we have...

The history of Manchester United is quite simple, said Ferguson in the Daily Mirror. It's always been based on young people and that's where we're more comfortable. I think our fans are more comfortable too. So producing players is a big...

Ferguson said: I don't expect a hangover, but I think there'll still be disappointment in the lad. I think all the players coming back from the World Cup who didn't do well, who didn't reach their expectations may feel that they've missed...

My dad's family moved there in 1959, Ferguson explained back in May. I've got nine direct cousins. I've got about 40 second cousins. I've got an aunt still alive, and my grandmother died there. She's buried in Toronto. I've got an uncle...

The history of Manchester United is quite simple, Ferguson told The Mirror. It's always been based on young people and that's where we're more comfortable. I think our fans are more comfortable too. So producing players is a big incentive...

Ferguson said: I think all the players coming back from the World Cup who didn't do well, who didn't reach their expectations, will feel they've missed out on something. The World Cup's only once every four years. That's the horrible part of that...

The history of Manchester United is quite simple, said Ferguson. It's always been based on young people and that's where we're more comfortable. I think our fans are more comfortable too. So producing players is a big incentive for us. We...

The United boss said: One player who will come back quite positive because he had a good World Cup is young Hernandez. He did very well and he surprised a lot of people. So whereas we've got some disappointments from players like Wayne, Nemanja and...