Source: Daily_Mail
Liverpool star Skrtel fears international break could hand title back to United
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel fears the international break could shift the Premier League title race back in favour of Manchester United.[LNB]Hands up if you hate Man U: Martin Skrtel feels two weeks without a game will help United's cause [LNB]Liverpool won 4-1 at Old Trafford two weeks ago and since then they have hammered Aston Villa 5-0 while United have lost 2-0 at Fulham.[LNB] Bye bye Fergie! United boss will finally end his incredible reign next year, says son Darren£20m Silva ready to sparkle at Liverpool as Valencia are ready to sellMANCHESTER UNITED FC NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEBLIVERPOOL FC NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB[LNB]This means that Liverpool are now just a point behind the champions - having played a game more - but Skrtel is worried that United will be able to regroup and take back the initiative during the two-week break.[LNB]He told The Guardian: 'It's just a pity that we have had the interruption. Ideally we would have liked tocarry on with the league because we are in such great form whereasManchester United have been going through their weakest period of theseason.[LNB]'We just have to hope that everyone stays healthy and when we get backtogether we can carry on where we left off, winning matches and puttingthe pressure on United. [LNB]'Because we do think that 4-1 win might havebeen their breaking point. Their lead was seven points at the time butnow it is only one point so, psychologically, we are in a much betterposition than before. We feel very strongly that we have a good chanceto win the title now.'[LNB]The 6ft 4in shaven-headed Slovakian will face England at Wembley tomorrow , added: 'We have put the pressure on United and then they had a poor performance in their next game.[LNB]'There are always periods in every season when a team is not as strong as they would like to be and, as I say, this might have been their breaking point. Hopefully this will give us the advantage in the end.'[LNB]
