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Fergie ready for Blackburn

Fergie ready for Blackburn


Fergie ready for Blackburn

Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson has said he has no problems with Blackburn's style of play, insisting that it is "the right type of aggression", after Arsene Wenger labelled Blackburn as a dirty side earlier in the year.

"They are very aggressive at times but I don't have any great issue with it," said the United manager. "Maybe about three years ago they had one bad season, but you can't paint them black all the time.

"The disciplinary record this season and last season is good and that's the tell-tale sign. There's nothing wrong with being aggressive so long as it's the right kind of aggression."

When asked about Rooney, the player of the month, Ferguson felt that the time was right for Rooney to push on to score more goals: Ferguson said: "Wayne had an injury to begin with and that knocked him back a bit as he missed four or five games.

"We expect players of his ability, young players like him and (Cristiano) Ronaldo, to develop and improve themselves.

"They got 23 goals each last year and I think they are capable of getting more than that this year."