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Michael, been a lot of talk this week
Michael been a lot of talk this week
about the history and DNA of Manchester
about the history and DNA of Manchester
United. Was that this afternoon a proper
United Was that this afternoon a proper
Man United performance?
Man United performance
>> Yes, I don't want to get carried away
>> Yes I don't want to get carried away
with all of that DNA kind of thing. I
with all of that DNA kind of thing I
think is um we wanted to play well
think is um we wanted to play well
today. We wanted to put things into the
today We wanted to put things into the
game that we felt would help us do that.
game that we felt would help us do that
Um certainly want to be good defensively
Um certainly want to be good defensively
as a whole team. um we felt that we had
as a whole team um we felt that we had
a threat when we had the ball on
a threat when we had the ball on
transition at times as well but actually
transition at times as well but actually
when we did have the ball I thought we
when we did have the ball I thought we
looked we looked dangerous and um so all
looked we looked dangerous and um so all
round I I literally you know it's an
round I I literally you know it's an
easy thing to say we couldn't ask for
easy thing to say we couldn't ask for
any more the boys give absolutely
any more the boys give absolutely
everything in so many ways you know
everything in so many ways you know
three days to prepare little bits of
three days to prepare little bits of
information here and there and they took
information here and there and they took
everything on board tactically and then
everything on board tactically and then
emotionally we're able to to to deal
emotionally we're able to to to deal
with it and um exactly that we hope for
with it and um exactly that we hope for
really and and to feel that like we did
really and and to feel that like we did
towards towards the end and um the whole
towards towards the end and um the whole
place I said yesterday it's a magic
place I said yesterday it's a magic
place and certainly was today and we all
place and certainly was today and we all
felt that.
felt that
>> So tactically how did you do it? You
>> So tactically how did you do it You
spoke before the match about kind of
spoke before the match about kind of
targeting certain spaces I guess having
targeting certain spaces I guess having
seen it now in behind and switches of
seen it now in behind and switches of
play as well important.
play as well important
>> Yeah obviously I'm going to say too much
>> Yeah obviously I'm going to say too much
with respect done now Michael.
with respect done now Michael
Yeah, but respect it kind of with Pep
Yeah but respect it kind of with Pep
and he's such an unbelievable,
and he's such an unbelievable
incredible coach and they're such a good
incredible coach and they're such a good
team that um it's not for me to to to
team that um it's not for me to to to
pick them apart kind of publicly. But um
pick them apart kind of publicly But um
yeah, I I think we wanted to play to our
yeah I I think we wanted to play to our
strengths, you know, and um we needed to
strengths you know and um we needed to
be compact and we needed distances to be
be compact and we needed distances to be
um as short as possible between between
um as short as possible between between
the units and between positions and we
the units and between positions and we
needed to move as a team and I thought
needed to move as a team and I thought
largely we did that. Few times it got a
largely we did that Few times it got a
little bit opened up but uh we still
little bit opened up but uh we still
looked dangerous on our front line. And
looked dangerous on our front line And
I thought the front four, the two wide
I thought the front four the two wide
lads, Amad and and and part I thought
lads Amad and and and part I thought
were were fantastic both ways. Um and
were were fantastic both ways Um and
then Bryan and and and Bruno and Mateos
then Bryan and and and Bruno and Mateos
coming on making a difference and Mason
coming on making a difference and Mason
coming on again and nearly getting the
coming on again and nearly getting the
goal. I thought I just thought in
goal I thought I just thought in
general everything kind of was as what
general everything kind of was as what
we kind of would would hope for and and
we kind of would would hope for and and
and hence getting the good result.
and hence getting the good result
>> I guess even with the career you've had
>> I guess even with the career you've had
um football doesn't give you many
um football doesn't give you many
perfect days. Was that almost as perfect
perfect days Was that almost as perfect
as you get? as close to it.
as you get as close to it
>> Yeah, I think it's as much as we could
>> Yeah I think it's as much as we could
have close as we could have hoped for,
have close as we could have hoped for
you know, to be honest, coming into the
you know to be honest coming into the
game. This the change is not easy.
game This the change is not easy
Change is not easy for anyone, but to to
Change is not easy for anyone but to to
then have to perform on the back of it
then have to perform on the back of it
is but I got I've had a real sense for
is but I got I've had a real sense for
the last few days and and especially
the last few days and and especially
before the game how much the players
before the game how much the players
were desperate desperate want to to have
were desperate desperate want to to have
that feeling and want and and want to
that feeling and want and and want to
give
give
um success and a feeling to the
um success and a feeling to the
supporters. I genuinely felt that before
supporters I genuinely felt that before
the game. I could uh if anything I was
the game I could uh if anything I was
more concerned that that feeling was
more concerned that that feeling was
spill over.
spill over
>> the top because they're so keen to do
>> the top because they're so keen to do
well. But I thought they managed the
well But I thought they managed the
emotional side of the game
emotional side of the game
>> unbelievably well and um
>> unbelievably well and um
>> so that that made me proud, you know, to
>> so that that made me proud you know to
to to see a team and what's my team
to to see a team and what's my team
today and moving forward is um to have
today and moving forward is um to have
that feeling and um was great to see and
that feeling and um was great to see and
then obviously to be able to put it all
then obviously to be able to put it all
together was was was even better. There
together was was was even better There
was maybe just that one moment where it
was maybe just that one moment where it
nearly spilled over. Wasn't there at the
nearly spilled over Wasn't there at the
Dallow challenge, which I don't know
Dallow challenge which I don't know
different day, different ref, different,
different day different ref different
VAR might have gone against you.
VAR might have gone against you
>> Yeah, I um I'm not going to give you the
>> Yeah I um I'm not going to give you the
talking announcement. I literally
talking announcement I literally
haven't seen it to be honest. But
haven't seen it to be honest But
>> well done. Yeah.
>> well done Yeah
>> Yeah, I I haven't um to be honest for at
>> Yeah I I haven't um to be honest for at
the time I thought he had uh he had
the time I thought he had uh he had
kicked the ball out Diego, but um Sam
kicked the ball out Diego but um Sam
told me and his fourth official said
told me and his fourth official said
that he hadn't. So I've not seen it. um
that he hadn't So I've not seen it um
some decision it was it was you know
some decision it was it was you know
talking about the offside decisions I've
talking about the offside decisions I've
not seen them either but apparently they
not seen them either but apparently they
were close and you know we could have
were close and you know we could have
had more in the game so that's it them
had more in the game so that's it them
type of games you're expected to ebb and
type of games you're expected to ebb and
flow and there's going to be decisions
flow and there's going to be decisions
and and and that's it today today if
and and and that's it today today if
they went for us they went for us and
they went for us they went for us and
we'll take it
we'll take it
>> you used the word magical earlier in the
>> you used the word magical earlier in the
interview I know what you did here and
interview I know what you did here and
how much you won but was that right up
how much you won but was that right up
there especially know it's your team
there especially know it's your team
that's done that
that's done that
>> yeah that was that for for for for so
>> yeah that was that for for for for so
many reasons. I think that that today
many reasons I think that that today
was was special. Um,
was was special Um
you know, putting things together quite
you know putting things together quite
quickly, coming in and and um trying to
quickly coming in and and um trying to
put print on the team, but gathering
put print on the team but gathering
together and and emotionally getting
together and and emotionally getting
them all, you know, attached to what we
them all you know attached to what we
want to do and and I felt that
want to do and and I felt that
unbelievably
unbelievably
um from the staff, from the players. So
um from the staff from the players So
that it made it a a very special kind of
that it made it a a very special kind of
day as it's as it's gone through. And um
day as it's as it's gone through And um
I'm not getting carried away, you know,
I'm not getting carried away you know
it's one game, so it's really important
it's one game so it's really important
we don't get carried away. Um it needs
we don't get carried away Um it needs
to be um a regular feeling of of that
to be um a regular feeling of of that
level of performance. And that's
level of performance And that's
something we obviously got to get to and
something we obviously got to get to and
consistency. So I'm not getting carried
consistency So I'm not getting carried
away. It's a great day. It's a fantastic
away It's a great day It's a fantastic
result. And there's there's the element
result And there's there's the element
of of of certainly soaking up and
of of of certainly soaking up and
enjoying it, but it's it's definitely
enjoying it but it's it's definitely
not enough. It's it's never enough. And
not enough It's it's never enough And
just a word on your coaching staff
just a word on your coaching staff
because inevitably the credit goes to
because inevitably the credit goes to
the man who stands in front of the
the man who stands in front of the
camera, the man who stands on the touch
camera the man who stands on the touch
line, but that group you've assembled
line but that group you've assembled
around you. How much have they or how
around you How much have they or how
much credit do they deserve for today?
much credit do they deserve for today
>> Huge amount. I mean, I'm standing here.
>> Huge amount I mean I'm standing here
I didn't do all the work this week. you
I didn't do all the work this week you
know, I'd done a lot of the the meetings
know I'd done a lot of the the meetings
and the main meetings and team meetings
and the main meetings and team meetings
and maybe, you know, on the pitch and in
and maybe you know on the pitch and in
front of the players a little bit more,
front of the players a little bit more
but the the intricacies of of how much
but the the intricacies of of how much
detail to give to certain players and
detail to give to certain players and
individuals and bits of units, you know,
individuals and bits of units you know
that's that's a skill and that's what
that's that's a skill and that's what
that's why they're here as well because
that's why they're here as well because
the fantastic coaches. So,
the fantastic coaches So
>> feel a good blend in there.
>> feel a good blend in there
>> Yeah. Unbelievable. and and and Steve's
>> Yeah Unbelievable and and and Steve's
got a really calm head and so
got a really calm head and so
experienced and um and and Jonathan and
experienced and um and and Jonathan and
Johnny and Trav, you know, I think we
Johnny and Trav you know I think we
we've got a real um mix of what we can
we've got a real um mix of what we can
offer the players cuz that's what it
offer the players cuz that's what it
comes down to. What can we offer the
comes down to What can we offer the
players to make them better? Um you
players to make them better Um you
know, these three days, you look at the
know these three days you look at the
result and you think, "Yeah, it's
result and you think Yeah it's
worked. We we got to keep building on
worked We we got to keep building on
that."
that
>> Thank you. Well done.
>> Thank you Well done
>> Cheers. Thanks very much.
>> Cheers Thanks very much

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