QUOTES

Last updated : 29 August 2004 By Editor

Fergie:

"That's another wrong decision by the referee today. (the goal)

"But I think Graeme Souness will be quite happy he got a point - it could have been six or seven goals for United but their keeper did a fantastic job.

"I thought we might go empty-handed. There are only a number of times you can hit a door and it doesn't open.

"I'm sure Graeme isn't happy with some of the decisions, but he should be happy with a point from a game we dominated. We would have won but for a combination of bad misses and fantastic goalkeeping.

"Saha could have scored four in the second half if not for Friedel.

"Alan Smith was terrific again and although I'm sure Graeme isn't happy about our goal he should be happy with a point after a game we dominated."


Souness:

"There are several things I would love to go into, but it's better not to say anything.

"It would have been hard for United to have left here without anything following that performance.

"But when you concede a goal like that in the last second, it's hard to take because the replays showed it was a clear handball. We have played a top team and showed great spirit. But when you see their goal, it is tough on us. But that's life. That's football."


Dean Saunders (Inbred's coach):

'It was a blatant handball and we are sick about it. We think the fourth official originally put three minutes on the board until the United manager complained and he changed it to four.'

Can you tell he once played for The Dirties?


Brad Friedel:

"It seems every week we are talking about referees. We went down to 10 men, getting battered, and then that happens. It was one play on one day but it was a critical play. We were hard done-by here."



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