Hear from the managers ahead of week 10 of the 24-25 Premier League season Manchester United interim boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Enzo Maresca ahead of United's clash with Chelsea
Various Locations, UK
Various Locations, UK
Category
🥇
SportsTranscript
00:00The club is in a difficult situation and it's not there where we all want it to be but the
00:14challenge is there for the bigger and that's why I'm here and of course it's a situation
00:19where everybody's looking at Man United and the situation there it's in but it's us as
00:23people on the floor, on the ground, on the floor here to do the utmost, supported by
00:30our fans and of course it's a process and it's something to work for and do everything
00:35for.
00:36I didn't speak with Ruth, I will give him a big hug on Sunday before the game and yeah
00:43we expected a tough game so we didn't win then since 2014, hopefully it's a good time,
00:50I hope so, that shows how difficult is that stadium and not only for us, for every club
00:57and we're going to try to do our best and try to win the game.
01:00No, it's not that strange for us in football because in the older Champions League or Europa
01:07League world you faced mostly, especially if it went to play-offs, you faced a team
01:15after a week again so in football we are used to playing the same team.
01:19So it's not weird, especially because both teams didn't start with the team they will
01:24start with on Saturday and I think for both managers it's a positive thing because you
01:29know even more about the opponent.
01:31You need to be very good in details if you want to win a game, it's the same, we had
01:37the momentum on our side but we didn't use it.
01:40In the Premier League you can't win games like this and that's why it's about a mixture
01:46between using the momentum at the right time, being defensively better but also have the
01:51self-confidence and the self-belief that you can beat every opponent in this league.
01:55You want to be first, you want to win every game, we know the situations that we have
02:01to play with this season.
02:02The league position after nine games is very tricky and we see the fixtures that they have
02:07as well and some situations that they've been through as well but they are a fantastic team,
02:11they are really well coached, they are super intense, a great stadium to play, you know
02:17the energy that you're going to face there so we're looking forward to it.
02:20It is what it is, so many clubs happen, we are not the exception, we are not the only
02:24club in the world that in this modern football have injuries.
02:28We have a lot in certain departments and certain positions but it's what it is.
02:33So I'm pretty sure, like I've said many times to the team, guys try to not feel sorry for
02:40ourselves, it's what it is.
02:43The challenge is that and we're going to play with 11 players tomorrow.
02:46He was an outstanding manager before he got to Villard, I think they identified somebody
02:49who could come in and really bring their football club to the levels they want to and he's done
02:56that since he's been there and they continue to get stronger and challenging will be a
03:05good test for us.
03:06Good games, awkward games, they all are.
03:09Different ways of course, some of them fighting for their first win, we've got to perform
03:12I feel better than we did in the last game but we've equally got to show the same mentality,
03:16the grit and discernment to go down there and play well but also have that strong jaw
03:20aligned with getting points and getting results and winning games.
03:24We did that with a lot of eye felt, a lot of good control against Ipswich, we've got
03:28to find that kind of performance level again down at Southampton as a start.