THE FAT LADY HAS CLEARED HER THROAT

"Nine points is a massive gap at this stage of the season but you never know, there might be a twist, we’ll keep fighting to the end because that's the way the manager wants us to be, it's the way the players are and it's what the fans will demand.”

"We're going to give it our all to make sure we retain our crown."

On Wes Brown he added:

"His fitness is getting a lot better and people probably harshly jumped on his back early doors, he showed what a class player he is on Wednesday (against Porto).”

"At the moment teams are only getting one chance and putting it away and that's the way it goes when you are going through the kind of run we are going through."