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Fergie issues title warning

20 Aug 2007 - 07:15:38

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that his club's Premier League title defence has already been hampered by a slow start to the new season.

A 1-0 derby reverse at Manchester City means the Red Devils have taken only two points from their first three games, with Ferguson already showing concern.

He said: "We had enough chances and played fantastic football at times.

"We were just wasteful, we had so many opportunities to win it ourselves. I can't fault the performance, we completely dominated. But we should have sewn the game up.

"Of course you miss strikers, but the number of chances we had and the amount of possession we should have won the game.

"We've got ourselves an uphill battle. We need to get a win under our belts.

"We have Tottenham next Sunday. That has become a very important game for us.

"At this moment in time we have to rely on our experience and make sure we do not get carried away with a knee-jerk reaction."