Fergie going mad

Sir Alex Ferguson has taunted Jose Mourinho by calling on the Chelsea boss to apologise for claiming the Blues would top the Premiership at Christmas.

Mourinho had to apologise for comments about Everton striker Andrew Johnson.

United boss Ferguson, whose side head the table, said: "He has to apologise after lying about an Everton player, perhaps he should apologise again now.

"Perhaps we shouldn't believe Jose Mourinho. He said Chelsea would be top at Christmas and they are not."

Manchester United are two points clear of Chelsea after a comfortable 3-0 over Aston Villa on Saturday, while the Blues edged out Wigan 3-2.

United were without Michael Carrick because of an ankle injury but Ferguson has dismissed reports that suggested the midfield could be sidelined for up to a month and expects him to face Reading on 30 December.

"Michael did some light training yesterday and reports that he will be out for a month are nonsense," confirmed Ferguson. "He will be ready for Reading."

Ferguson also hinted that he could be ready to revive a bid for long-term transfer target Owen Hargreaves.

Bayern Munich this week hinted that they would consider selling the 25-year-old England midfielder - but not until next summer.

Ferguson said: "We are waiting to see about it.

"Chief executive David Gill is always in touch with them because of the G14 and he sees Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge quite regularly, so we will see."

Meanwhile, Ferguson has called for the traditional post-match managers' press conference in the Premiership to be scrapped.

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Maybe he's forgotten all the comments he was making to Kevin Keegan and Arsene Wenger when United were the dominant force in both the transfer market and the league itself.

I doubt fergie is 'going mad'

LuisYouAMerryChristmas wrote:I doubt fergie is 'going mad'

I don't mean insane, but his opinion of what managers should and shouldn't do really has changed over the last couple of years, really contradicting the Fergie of old.

When were Mourinho's comments made, October, November?

Seems a bit silly for Ferguson to say that, I think it was most likely meant to be firmly tounge in cheek and the Beeb have decided to twist the words.

The comment regarding the Post match interviewer is also a confusing suggestion. Why should they be stopped? It doesn't really matter to him anyway most of the time his assistant does it.

I don't think it has been mentioned on here (If it has apologies) but Jose's Post match interview was spot on. He shown good humility, humour and honesty.

Tongue in cheek S4P, you need to see it, rather than read it.

ParktheHeraldAngelsSing wrote:Tongue in cheek S4P, you need to see it, rather than read it.

Clutching at straws wasn't I?

Just the same as the Drogba situation really. He has openly admitted to Chelsea that he thinks Essien has been the club's best player this season (I read it in the last programme that I bought)

Cesc's Christmas Cracker wrote:
The comment regarding the Post match interviewer is also a confusing suggestion. Why should they be stopped? It doesn't really matter to him anyway most of the time his assistant does it.

I don't think it has been mentioned on here (If it has apologies) but Jose's Post match interview was spot on. He shown good humility, humour and honesty.

He was talking about the way that papers get their headlines out of something that is said in the heat of the moment by managers after the game, i.e Ronaldo diving, Mourinho and Johnson etc.

will SAF and Maureen ever get bored of slapping their dicks together? I very much doubt it. They fancy oneanother, of this I'm certain.

If they don't like doing post match press conferences then they should not be managers, just be a coach and get a Director of Football in, Fergie. Yeah you liuke that don't you bitch.

If we didn't have post-match managers' press conferences then Maureen wouldn't get to play the clown and Fergie wouldn't get to snub them.

Poppycock.

Glenn Hysléigh wrote:will SAF and Maureen ever get bored of slapping their dicks together? I very much doubt it. They fancy oneanother, of this I'm certain.

Indeed.