Sir Alex Ferguson was 'ready for the hairdryer' in Manchester derby

22 September 2009 09:40
Michael Owen struck in the sixth minute of added time to settle one of the most dramatic Manchester derbies and spare the blushes of Rio Ferdinand and Ben Foster, who were responsible for two of City's goals either side of half-time. [LNB]'Had we drawn the game, it would have been difficult to go into the dressing room because the manager would have given the hair-dryer to everybody,' Evra said. [LNB] Related ArticlesBellamy faces three-match banThe Daily Bung: City's transfer follyFerguson: Robson my inspirationWin Stoke v Man Utd ticketsUnited to escape Fifa enquiryOwen set to start in Carling Cup'When Craig Bellamy scored in the 90th minute it was very hard for us. It was painful. We could have killed the game early on but we stopped playing and made a lot of mistakes. We would have been very upset to have drawn the game. [LNB]'I still believed we could do it in added time but I knew it would be very hard. I'm just glad the ball dropped to Michael. That's why United bought him because he can score winning goals like that. The pass from Ryan Giggs was amazing, too. [LNB]'This is Manchester United. It is not just about the 11 players on the pitch. We have a good squad and when players come off the bench they must have the right attitude and try to contribute and Michael did just that.'[LNB]Meanhwhile, Owen is set to be rewarded for his injury-time winner on Sunday with a rare start for Manchester United in Wednesday's Carling Cup tie against Wolves. [LNB] 

Source: Telegraph