Friday, September 16, 2005

Rafa confident ahead of United game

Rafa is hopeful of getting a positive result against the team he describes as the best to play at Anfield last season:
"I have bad memories of playing Manchester United last year," he said. "We conceded two goals from setpieces at Old Traf-ford early in the season when we had some new players and we lost at Anfield because of a mistake.
"I thought we did a good job for 30 minutes at home last season, but not after that. They kept the ball well and I think you could argue they were the best team to play at Anfield against us. They were definitely one of the best.
"I remember it was tough, but I think we have a better side now. I think we are more familiar with each other and our system now, and our coaching staff know more about how United play. We had some players like Morientes and Pellegrino making their debut against them last time, so it wasn't easy.
"This time we are going into the match with a lot of confidence. We have three clean sheets and two points away from home. That's not bad, but we know we need to start scoring goals. We've done that in midweek, so that shows that's not going to be a problem."
Our defence has looked very solid so far this season and if we take our chances as we did on Tuesday I am confident we can win.
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