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Fergie tips United response

22 Apr 2009 - 07:44:34

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Sir Alex Ferguson has backed his Manchester United side to bounce back at the first attempt against Portsmouth on Wednesday night.

United were dumped out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage on penalties by Everton on Sunday.

Ferguson is set to recall a host of star names for the visit of Pompey, with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick, Patrice Evra, Edwin van der Sar and Ryan Giggs all set to return.

And with his side embroiled in a race for the Premier League title with bitter rivals Liverpool, Ferguson believes his players will not dwell on their Wembley heartache.

"You have to overcome defeats at some points in a season," he said.

"In most cases we do all right. We lost two in a row against Liverpool and Fulham, but since then we have beaten Aston Villa, Porto and Sunderland.

"We only lost the semi-final on penalties and that can happen to anyone.

"There is enough motivation to ensure we will be okay against Portsmouth."