Source: Telegraph
Sir Alex Ferguson insists Manchester United were the better side against Liverpool
His comments come after Rafael Benitez and Liverpool hammered United in a 4-1 victory at Old Trafford during which Nemanja Vidic was sent off and two penalties were awarded by referee Alan Wiley. [LNB]Despite the defeat however, Ferguson said he could not see many errors United's performance. [LNB] Related ArticlesManchester United 1 Liverpool 4[LNB]How Liverpool beat United[LNB]Torres is key to the title[LNB]Stunning Liverpool run riot[LNB]Benitez is 'cracking up'[LNB]Premier League action[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]United defender Rio Ferdinand denied that the squad had got ahead of themselves amid the mounting expectation for the club to win a total of five trophies this season. [LNB]Disappointed with the weekend's result the 30-year-old said United would move on and look towards maintaining their lead at the top in their next league match against Fulham. [LNB]"We have got a rude awakening," he said. "None of us has been taking anything for granted but subconsciously there may have been complacency. [LNB]"Losing any game is disappointing but losing to a team who we have such a big rivalry with is even worse. And the scoreline takes it beyond that. [LNB]"It is very hard to take but results like this can be turned into a positive. Any complacency that was there will have torn out of us. At least we are still a good position even if it doesn't soften the blow. [LNB]"Now we have to dust ourselves down and get our minds right for the game at Fulham next week, when we will hopefully get ourselves back on track."[LNB]
