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United display pleases Fergie

22 Sep 2008 - 08:14:00

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson felt his side deserved at least a point from their 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Ji-Sung Park gave the Red Devils a first-half lead, before Salomon Kalou rescued a point for the home side with a header ten minutes from time.

Ferguson told MUTV: "In football terms, I think we certainly deserved a point.

"That said, I think in some ways it was a point gained, we didn't know what was going to happen on that pitch with so many free-kicks being awarded around the edge of the box. I was starting to worry.

"I think we played with great tempo to our game, particularly in the first 20 minutes. We played some excellent football.

"If there is a criticism of us, then we didn't go for the jugular when we were 1-0 up and in complete control. We eased off and allowed Chelsea to regroup at half-time."

"We maybe lost a little energy towards the end of the game because we've still got a few players, like Berbatov, Hargreaves, Park, Ronaldo and Neville who haven't played all that much football recently.

"They started to tire a little and that allowed Chelsea to break on a few occasions when we should have kept possession of the ball. But everyone worked hard on a hot day."