Carrick's case for the defence
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Carrick's case for the defence
Michael Carrick believes defence could turn out to be the best form of attack for Manchester United.
The platform for their current five-match winning streak has been provided by strong defensive solidity and Sunday's shutout of Chelsea at Old Trafford completed a run of five successive clean sheets.
Manchester City's Geovanni is the last person to score against United, with a deflected effort which shot past Edwin van der Sar eight and a half hours of match time ago.
It represents United's best run for over two years, and has seen them rise from second bottom prior to the home win over Tottenham Hotspur to second from the top.
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And with an array of attacking talent including Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha, Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo to call on, United do not expect it to be too long before they start hitting the net with greater regularity than they are at present.
However, Carrick thinks it is what happens at the back that will determine how successful Ferguson's team are in their quest for honours.
"Five clean sheets on the trot is a great achievement," he said. "I know we play good football with plenty of flair but a lot of our game is based on how we defend. The back four and Edwin van der Sar have had a lot of credit lately and rightly so.
"But right from the front, I think everyone is doing their job defensively really well. We are very solid and we want to continue that because we will always create chances with the forward players we have." -
thumbs up for the defence.And we haven hit top form yet...hope it comes at the right time and continue thru out with momentum
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yay for vidic and VDS. and ferdinand. and evra. and even brown.
