Fergie: Why Van was left out
Fergie: Why Van was left out
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Sunday, 07, May 2006 06:08
Sir Alex Ferguson says Ruud van Nistelrooy was left out of the team because of a "couple of issues" during the week leading up to the Charlton game, which Manchester United won 4-0 today.
Van Nistelrooy left the ground just hours before the game and Ferguson said he will be discussing the situation with the club's directors.
"There have been a couple of issues during the week that concerned me in terms of the spirit at the club. On such an important day, I just felt that Ruud should be left out.
"It's straightforward," he added. "We'll be discussing it with the club's directors tomorrow and Tuesday and that's it."
Louis Saha and 19-year-old striker Giuseppe Rossi started the match up front for the Reds' win, which sealed second place in the Premiership.
Saha, Cristiano Ronaldo, an own goal from Jason Euell and a wonderful individual effort from Kieran Richardson sealed the comprehensive win.
The only good news for Alan Curbishley on his last day in charge of Charlton was that Ferguson presented him with a ticket to Australia to visit his sister.
Elsewhere, Liverpool had a comfortable 3-1 win at Portsmouth, with goals from Robbie Fowler, Peter Crouch and Djibril Cisse, as Ognjen Koroman scored for Pompey.
Chelsea were beaten 1-0 by Newcastle at St James’s Park, as a Titus Bramble volley sent Glenn Roeder’s men into the Intertoto Cup.
Blackburn capped a fine season with a 2-0 win over Manchester City, while Sunderland lost 2-1 at Aston Villa.
Fulham and Bolton needed just a single goal to beat Middlesbrough and Birmingham, as West Brom and Everton drew 2-2.