MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER David Moyes is confident his side can challenge for the Premier League after a superb fightback at Hull City.
The reigning champions found themselves 2-0 down within 15 minutes at the KC Stadium on Thursday, James Chester volleying home against his former club before David Meyler’s strike found the net via a deflection from Jonny Evans.
United refused to wilt, however, and soon restored parity thanks to Chris Smalling’s header and a superb volley from Wayne Rooney – his 150th goal in the Premier League for United. In the second half, Bruce hit the crossbar when he met Tom Huddlestone’s corner as Hull searched for a winner.
But it was United who managed to find the breakthrough, as Chester put past his own goalkeeper from Ashley Young’s cross, as United made it 17 Premier League wins from their last 18 St Stephen’s Day fixtures.
Speaking after the game, Moyes praised his side’s fighting qualities, while endorsing their title credentials.
“To be two down and come back to win is a great result,” he told BBC Sport. “I thought it would be a long road back but these players have done this in the past and we did well to get back in the game.
“For us to get in at half-time 2-2 was great but when we were at 3-2 Hull gave us a few scary moments. However, I’d take that after being 2-0 down after 10 minutes.
“We’re going to try to get the gap as narrow as we can. There’s a long way to go in the league and we have to keep picking up points. There’s a lot to do but we’ll keep at it. I believe we can be in the mix and challenge whoever is near the top.”
The victory was United’s third win in a row in the Premier League, and Moyes’ charges can make it four straight triumphs in the top flight in Saturday’s visit to Norwich City.
Not sure moyes portrayed things in that interview quite as you’re reporting it. However what is he supposed to say! United unlikely to win it but won’t be as far away as some trolls on here might like to believe. Don’t like to say it but city have the squad to see it through with Jose following them all the way.
Exactly Declan.
Honestly can’t see a United win but to rule United out only been 5 points behind 4th and 8 behind 1st is naive to say the least. A few good signings in Jan and that will change perspective a lot.
City and Chelsea for it unless Arsenal make a couple of good signings and get another striker.
Interesting PL anyway for a change :D
Utd fans. A fickle as they come. City fans the lot of ya last night. Says a lot really.
So, who is Moyes gonna bag in January to save your shite season so far?
Ah you came out from under the stone then Barry. Watch that title winning bus reversing back into the kip doesnt hit ya.
Why would it bother you who Moyes sign? You spend your life on United stories trolling, just returning the favor now.
This coming from the clown that must have spent all of last night commenting on the city v Liverpool match. Your even thicker than I thought
ah Peter, where were you, so you must dress up then to post, endlessly, on United stories. so that make you even thicker than thick?
Not taking the loss too well are we?
Least United fans appear when we lose, this place was deserted last night, the usual mouth pieces in hiding.
They are only 8 points behind with 20 games to go, city won it with 5 games and 8 points behind.
this
I’m hoping for a four or five way scrap with in the closing games to win the league. Been a fantastic season so far and hope it continues!
Alot better than last year. United had it warped up early and Reading and QPR went quick as well, the way Sky tried to hype up the “race for fourth” was pathetic.
Unfortunate hashtag…
Why does it always end with silly idiotic name-calling? Abusing someone on the INTERNET because they follow a different tribe, pathetic !
Slag off each others “teams” by all means, its called “banter”.
Anyway for my tuppence worth as a United fan I would at this very moment in time put City as favourites with Chelsea a close 2nd. Arsenal and Liverpool are realistic challengers and could do it also and as Paul Friday Shannon said regarding Uniteds chances, “They are only 8 points behind with 20 games to go, city won it with 5 games and 8 points behind.”
That about sums it up.
At most United will have champions league football next season they won’t win the league
They won’t, they will finish sixth.
Lol mystic meg.
I bet you said the same thing for the last few seasons about United, and that didn’t work out too well.
You must be even thicker than I thought,
He must mean the human race, even then ,there’s a doubt there.
Jimmy gets my vote for most idiotic comment of 2013.