Source: Telegraph
Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson snubbed Sky Sports over schedule row
The Manchester United manager was unhappy at the timing of the match which meant his team had a day less than their opponents, to recover from their midweek Champions League exertions and contributed to the heaviest defeat by Liverpool at Old Trafford since 1936. [LNB]Liverpool defeated Real Madrid on Tuesday night, while United played Inter Milan 24 hours later. [LNB] Related ArticlesA Bentley, and a Ferrari[LNB]Manchester United 1 Liverpool 4[LNB]How Liverpool beat United[LNB]Torres is key to the title[LNB]Sir Alex Ferguson insists Manchester United were the better side against Liverpool[LNB]Manchester United cut Chelsea to pieces[LNB]Earlier this season, Rafa Benitez claimed United always received favourable fixtures because of the influence of Ferguson and United chief executive David Gill. Liverpool-United clashes have traditionally been played on Saturday lunchtime to minimise crowd trouble. [LNB]Speaking after the defeat, Ferguson surprisingly claimed United had deserved to defeat Liverpool. [LNB]"It's a hard one to take as I thought we were the better team," he said. "We have to accept that it was a bad day in terms of the goals we lost, but I cannot fault the display. [LNB]"We made some important mistakes and one or two of the players were a little short of what we expect of them. [LNB]"With that said, I would have taken a four-point lead at this stage of the season."[LNB]
