Daily Express Headline; says; 'John Terry has questioned whether Manchester United have the fight to retain the league title. Chelsea have a five-point lead over their rivals, having taken 10 points from a possible 12, while Sir Alex Ferguson’s team only secured their first win on Sunday. Chelsea captain Terry said: “It’s good for us that United have not started very well. Maybe they are missing that spark, especially without Wayne Rooney [injured] and Cristiano Ronaldo [suspended], who were two great players from last year. They give them what they’re all about. And there are other players who are just bedding in at the moment. Speaking with some of the United players, they should have beaten Portsmouth away [their second game of the season]. But they didn’t, they picked up a point."
Wednesday, 29 August 2007
United Have Blown It?
Daily Express Headline; says; 'John Terry has questioned whether Manchester United have the fight to retain the league title. Chelsea have a five-point lead over their rivals, having taken 10 points from a possible 12, while Sir Alex Ferguson’s team only secured their first win on Sunday. Chelsea captain Terry said: “It’s good for us that United have not started very well. Maybe they are missing that spark, especially without Wayne Rooney [injured] and Cristiano Ronaldo [suspended], who were two great players from last year. They give them what they’re all about. And there are other players who are just bedding in at the moment. Speaking with some of the United players, they should have beaten Portsmouth away [their second game of the season]. But they didn’t, they picked up a point."