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TwitterThey say that great teams are able to grind out a result even when they are well below par. That is exactly what happened today for a team without Rooney, Giggs or Nani due to injury. Then a virus forced Ferguson himself to take to his sickbed followed by Berbatov and Carrick
Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra ignored doctor’s orders to lend experience to assist the new boys Javier Hernandez, Gabriel Obertan and Bebe.
With so few options Ferguson opted to give Owen Hargreaves his first start for more than 2 years yet unfortunately it backfired after only five minutes when he limped off with a hamstring injury.
Then there was the pack of snarling Wolves to cope with. Mick McCarthy’s team were full of confidence after beating City last week.
When ex-United player Sylvan Ebanks-Blake cancelled out Park’s first-half opener with 24 minutes remaining it looked like Wolves would get the point their performance deserved.
However, United mustered up some of their never say die spirit when two minutes into injury time, Park struck again to secure a win that perfectly encapsulated Fergie’s 24 decades in charge.
“We’ve seen it so frequently,” said Ferguson. “You have to enjoy the perseverance in the team, their never-say die spirit.
Wolves truly competed from start to finish and they actually carved out the clearer opportunities. The remarkable Matt Jarvis noticed his drive fly off Vidic and move wide with Edwin van der Sar stranded.
Yet it was United who drew blood first. All Wolves eyes were focused on Darren Fletcher as the midfielder rampaged forward. Then when Park surged through the heart, he found space and time to get Fletcher’s pass and beat Marcus Hahnemann.
When McCarthy sent on strikers Ebanks-Blake as well as Steven Fletcher on the 65th minute they got their reward within minutes.
United were caught out at the back while Fletcher squandered ownership close to the halfway line.
And though Nenad Milijas grazed his shot, Ebanks-Blake used his first contact to control the ball before placing his second through Van der Sars legs.
It could even have got better for Wolves, but Fletcher blazed above after Vidic nodded the ball into Mancienne’s path. In the end United rode their luck and were thankful Park had Wolves for lunch…
They say that great teams are able to grind out a result even when they are well below par. That is exactly what happened today for a team without Rooney, Giggs or Nani due to injury. Then a virus forced Ferguson himself to take to his sickbed followed by Berbatov and Carrick
Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra ignored doctor’s orders to lend experience to assist the new boys Javier Hernandez, Gabriel Obertan and Bebe.
With so few options Ferguson opted to give Owen Hargreaves his first start for more than 2 years yet unfortunately it backfired after only five minutes when he limped off with a hamstring injury.
Then there was the pack of snarling Wolves to cope with. Mick McCarthy’s team were full of confidence after beating City last week.
When ex-United player Sylvan Ebanks-Blake cancelled out Park’s first-half opener with 24 minutes remaining it looked like Wolves would get the point their performance deserved.
However, United mustered up some of their never say die spirit when two minutes into injury time, Park struck again to secure a win that perfectly encapsulated Fergie’s 24 decades in charge.
“We’ve seen it so frequently,” said Ferguson. “You have to enjoy the perseverance in the team, their never-say die spirit.
Wolves truly competed from start to finish and they actually carved out the clearer opportunities. The remarkable Matt Jarvis noticed his drive fly off Vidic and move wide with Edwin van der Sar stranded.
Yet it was United who drew blood first. All Wolves eyes were focused on Darren Fletcher as the midfielder rampaged forward. Then when Park surged through the heart, he found space and time to get Fletcher’s pass and beat Marcus Hahnemann.
When McCarthy sent on strikers Ebanks-Blake as well as Steven Fletcher on the 65th minute they got their reward within minutes.
United were caught out at the back while Fletcher squandered ownership close to the halfway line.
And though Nenad Milijas grazed his shot, Ebanks-Blake used his first contact to control the ball before placing his second through Van der Sars legs.
It could even have got better for Wolves, but Fletcher blazed above after Vidic nodded the ball into Mancienne’s path. In the end United rode their luck and were thankful Park had Wolves for lunch…
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