Fergie hits out at timing

Sir Alex Ferguson has hit out at the timing of this weekend's crucial Premier League battle between Chelsea and Man Utd, as he believes it unfairly disadvantages United who have a had one day's less rest prior to the game.

"The fixture is not fair in terms of the timing between the two games,2 Ferguson told reporters.

"The Liverpool fixture with Chelsea was Tuesday followed by Wednesday, so there is four days either way to get themselves ready which is a big advantage, there is no question about that.

"Unfortunately, we have 60 hours to prepare for this game. All we can do is rest them."

Ferguson also explained his club's preparations further: "We stayed overnight in Barcelona. Then we had a light training session at Barcelona's training ground. Being in the sun and having a day relaxing is probably the best thing we could have done.

"It is not fair but what can you do? It happened to us last year after the semi-final with AC Milan when we had to play Manchester City on the Saturday lunchtime straight afterwards. We just get on with it."