Source: Team_Talk
Fergie happy as United make point
Giggs injured himself in a clash with Steve Sidwell during the second half of United's 1-1 draw at Villa Park and immediately clutched his arm.[LNB]The veteran Welshman was replaced by Dimitar Berbatov and left the stadium with his right arm in a sling, with Ferguson confirming the hospital appointment.[LNB]"We have sent Ryan for an X-ray to see if there is any damage," said Ferguson.[LNB]"It is very painful but hopefully he is going to be all right."[LNB]Giggs had already played a major role in United's equaliser, driving a low cross-shot into the Villa box that was turned into his own net by James Collins.[LNB]Remarkably, it was the 10th own goal United have benefited from this season - second only to Rooney in the scoring charts - and it allowed them to close the gap on leaders Chelsea to a single point following their surprise defeat at Everton, the Red Devils' next Premier League opponents.[LNB]"We have gained," said Ferguson.[LNB]"It was an important night and, with Everton winning against Chelsea, we have gained one point and one goal.[LNB]"It could be important point."[LNB]The own goal cancelled out an earlier effort from Carlos Cuellar, with Ferguson claiming his side were the ones who looked most like collecting maximum points after half-time.[LNB]That was despite United being forced to play with 10 men for the final hour after winger Nani was sent off for a woeful tackle on Villa skipper Stiliyan Petrov.[LNB]Although Ferguson complained United should have had a free-kick immediately before the incident for a Gabriel Agbonlahor tackle on Wes Brown, the Scot had no argument with Peter Walton's decision to show Nani a red card that will rule him out of the Carling Cup finalbetween the two sides at Wembley on February 28.[LNB]"It was a sending off," said the United boss of his side's sixth dismissal of the season.[LNB]"It was a red card. It was a naive tackle.[LNB]"He is not a malicious player but he has gone in with his foot raised off the ground and we cannot complain about it.[LNB]"We should have had a foul seconds before when Agbonlahor came in with his foot up on Wes Brown's ribs.[LNB]"That was disappointing but we have no argument at all with the red card."[LNB]Villa manager Martin O'Neill felt his side failed to cash in on their one-man advantage after the sending-off of Nani.[LNB]But he remains optimistic Villa will head to Wembley full of confidence for the Carling Cup final.[LNB]O'Neill said: "When United had a man sent off, I was hoping we could take the initiative, but in the second half we didn't create enough or take advantage of the extra man.[LNB]"But then we were up against a quality side who have been in situations like that before, so, from that viewpoint, we could learn a bit.[LNB]"But, if you had said at the start of the season that we would take four points off United, then I would have been happy. And, when Wembley comes around, we should still go into the game full of confidence.[LNB]"There were more than glimpses out there of why Manchester United are such a fine side and have been the champions three times running."[LNB]Meanwhile O'Neill revealed Stiliyan Petrov is doubtful for Sunday's FA Cup tie at Crystal Palace after being injured in the challenge by Nani which saw him red-carded.[LNB]The Bulgarian player was limping when he left Villa Park with an ankle knock.[LNB]O'Neill said: "He is pretty sore at the moment. He thought at half-time that he would be okay but it stiffened up.[LNB]"I don't know about Sunday's game yet but I would think there is some doubt about whether he will be fit."[LNB][LNB] AC Milan v Man. Utd. Click here to bet.
