Javier Hernandez: Kemenangan Atas Chelsea Krusial

Striker Manchester United Javier Hernandez menyebut kemenangan 3-2 atas Chelsea di Stamford Bridge pada Minggu (28/10) malam WIB, sebagai sesuatu yang sangat krusial dalam perburuan gelar Liga Primer Inggris musim ini.

Berkat kemenangan ini, The Red Devils berhasil memangkas jarak dengan sang pemuncak klasemen sementara itu menjadi satu poin. Pertandingan itu ditandai sejumlah keputusan kontroversial, mulai dari kartu merah Branislav Ivanovic, Fernando Torres, hingga gol penentu kemenangan Chicharito yang berbau off-side.

Menurut pemain asal Meksiko itu, kemenangan ini akan sangat berpengaruh hingga akhir kompetisi.

"Pertandingan ini bisa mengubah gelar," ujar Chicharito kepada The Evening Standard.

"Itulah mengapa pentingnya tidak membiarkan mereka menjauh. Penting buat kami untuk meraih tiga poin di tempat yang sangat sulit. Kami sekarang berjuang untuk bisa memenangi [Liga Primer]."

Chicharito tidak mau dipusingkan dengan sejumlah keputusan kontroversial wasit, termasuk golnya yang berbau off-side.

"Saya tidak peduli...wasit yang memperhitungkan itu," ujarnya lagi.

"Saat Robin [van Persie] melepaskan tendangan dan  Cech melakukan penyelamatan hebat, saya kemudian maju untuk memanfaatkan rebound dan bola mengarah kepada Rafael."

"Di kesempatan pertama saya ada di garis para bek [Chelsea] karena saya pikir di sanalah bola bergerak. Terima kasih, saya sudah bereaksi dengan bagus untuk

Robert Lewandowski Enggan Dibandingkan Dengan Wayne Rooney

Striker Borussia Dortmund Robert Lewandowski mengaku enggan dibanding-bandingkan dengan striker Manchester United, Wayne Rooney.

Seperti yang diketahui, Lewandowski adalah salah satu pemain incaran United. Dan Lewandowski dan Rooney akan saling berhadapan dalam laga antara Polandia dan Inggris pada lanjutan kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2014 Rabu (17/10) dini hari.

"Ini bukan tentang Rooney menghadapi Lewandowski. Dia akan menghadapi bek Polandia, saya akan menghadapi bek Inggris. Jika seseorang bertana apakah saya lebih buruk dari Roney, saya akan mengatakan bahwa Rooney pasti lebih berpengalaman dari saya meski ia hanya tiga tahun lebih tua," ujarnya.

"Dan saya akan berhenti di sana. Saya disini tidak untuk melakukan perbandingan. Fans dan ahli akan memiliki kesempatan melakukan hal tersebut. Saya akan keluar bertanding untuk menang, bukan hanya dengan Rooney tetapi dengan seluruh tim."

Ferguson steps up Manchester United's £5 million Tom Ince pursuit

Sir Alex Ferguson had lunch with Ince’s father Paul in Manchester on Monday and is understood to have said he wants the Seasiders midfielder to follow in the 44-year-old's illustrious footsteps.

Ince moved to Blackpool from Liverpool in the summer of 2011 on a two-year contract which expires at the end of the season.

The England Under-21 international has begun the campaign in outstanding form for the Championship club, scoring six goals in seven league matches.

Although he would be available on a free transfer next summer, Ferguson is believed to be keen to integrate Ince into the United set-up as soon as possible and is ready to sanction a £5m (€6.25m) January swoop.

Blackpool rejected a £4m (€5m) bid from Swansea for the attacking midfielder in August as he opted to build on the excellent impression he made during his first season for Ian Holloway’s promotion chasers.

Speaking last month, Ince said: “It was flattering that there was interest, as it shows you are doing something well.

“But it was only right I put my faith in Blackpool because they had put their faith in me. They have helped me become the player I am.”

His father Paul, a combative midfielder, spent six years at Old Trafford following a £1m (€1.25m) move from West Ham in 1989 and played an integral role during their rise to one of Europe's most feared teams.

Ferguson’s growing interest in his son, who made just one League Cup appearance for Liverpool before leaving Anfield, comes as further doubts emerge over the future of Nani. The Portuguese winger has entered the penultimate year of his contract and talks over a new deal have yet to be resolved.

Although he started and scored for United in their 3-2 defeat to Tottenham last Saturday, his relationship with the United boss has deteriorated this season and he is likely to be sold next summer, possibly even in January.