Manchester United v Stoke City: one bad week cost us the title, says Sir Alex Ferguson

07 May 2010 11:36
United head into Sunday's Premier League encounter with Stoke City at Old Trafford knowing they must win to stand any chance of becoming the first team to win four successive titles. [LNB]Even then, the odds are stacked against Ferguson's team given lowly Wigan must also become only the third side this term to take any points off current leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. [LNB] Related ArticlesManchester United v Stoke City: match previewFerguson casts fresh doubts over Foster futureSir Alex Ferguson to take final roll of the dice in the title chaseGlazers show intent by rejecting £1.5bn bidMan United and Rooney put contract talks on holdRio Ferdinand enjoys fitness boostIt is an uncomfortable position for United to be in, with the club acutely aware fate seems destined to conspire against them. [LNB]However, thinking back to where it went wrong, Ferguson has no doubts. [LNB]The week when a home defeat to Chelsea was sandwiched in between the crushing disappointment of a Champions League quarter-final exit to Bayern Munich. [LNB]That desperation lingered into the following weekend, when United failed to overcome Blackburn at Ewood Park, leaving Ferguson and his players to stare at a bleak weekend which is set to leave them empty-handed, with the exception of the Carling Cup. [LNB]"It was a bad week for us and it might have cost us everything," said Ferguson. [LNB]"The biggest disappointment was the European Cup. [LNB]"It is an absolute travesty because we were the better team."[LNB]

Source: Telegraph