Thursday, 5th December, 2013
Manchester United coach Phil Neville insists no one at Old Trafford is panicking despite dropping to 12 points behind Arsenal in the Premier League title race.
Defeat at home to Everton last night ended Manchester United's 12-match unbeaten run in all competitions and also saw the Red Devils lose further ground in the league. They now sit even eight points off second-placed Chelsea.
With the busy festive period of fixtures approaching there are many points to collect though before the new year and Neville insists the mood inside Old Trafford is not one of panic.
Indeed, the former defender is sure Manchester United have one vital advantage over their opponents: experience.
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"Arsenal have probably been the outstanding team at the moment, but you also know that it’s a long season and we’ve got the experience", Neville told United Review.
"We’ve not panicked after West Brom, we’ve not panicked after losing 4-1 in the derby; we know there are going to be setbacks. [Manchester] City have had them, Chelsea have had them. It’s how you recover from the setbacks."
Manchester United will have the chance to recover from their Everton defeat on Saturday when Newcastle provide the opposition in a Premier League match.
The Magpies have won and lost on the road in successive away league matches since the start of the season and, having lost at Swansea last night, will now feel due to continue the sequence with a win at Old Trafford.
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