Fulham expecting Man U backlash in Premier League clash: Hughes
April 9th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 9(ANI): Fulham manager Mark Hughes is expecting a Manchester United backlash sparked by the Football Association bans for manager Sir Alex Ferguson and striker Wayne Rooney.
Fulham will face United in tonight’s Premier League clash at Old Trafford.
Ferguson is in the middle of a touchline ban, while Rooney will join him in the stands for two games after last week’s F-word rant at Upton Park.
However, Hughes knows from personal experience that Ferguson can turn adversity to his advantage.
“Sir Alex likes to generate a siege mentality and that has helped him in the past in terms of getting everyone together and thinking ‘the world is against us so we’ll show everyone what we are about’. He may use it to his advantage,” the Sun quoted Hughes, as saying.
“He’s done that many times in the past, recognizing that you can turn a negative into a positive,” he added. (ANI)
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