Forget Carling Cup exit, Spurs CAN break into the Big Four, says Fergie

02 December 2009 12:52
Sir Alex Ferguson is tipping Tottenham for a sustained tilt at gatecrashing the top four despite Tuesday night's lamentable display at Old Trafford. [LNB]Ferguson's youthful Manchester United outfit cruised into the Carling Cup semi-finals for the fifth time in eight years thanks to Darron Gibson's brilliant first-half brace. [LNB]Even though he has plenty of faith in the current crop of youngsters trying to emulate that famed Class of '92, which still lingers on in the form of Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, Ferguson could not have expected United to win their latest quarter-final quite so easily. [LNB] Breaking through: Ferguson believes Spurs are well equipped to finish fourth[LNB]Harry Redknapp was so annoyed he sidestepped the post-match press conference, sending assistant Kevin Bond instead. [LNB]But, as they had a chat over a glass of red wine, Ferguson will have told his old friend not to worry. [LNB] Manchester United 2 Tottenham 0: Sir Alex Ferguson's kids pass test as Darron Gibson goes to the top of class with great doubleSpartak ponder Pavlyuchenko return as Welliton eyes Tottenham swap dealTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC

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