This post might just be sour grapes because we were beaten by Liverpool yesterday. If you want to level that at me then I won’t argue, you’re probably right.

I have mentioned in a recent post the fact that we have six massive games in around 18 days at the moment and please don’t think that this is anyway any kind of excuse for our poor showing yesterday but just take a look at these fixtures…

Firstly, Liverpool played at home to Lyon on Tuesday.

We played away to CSKA Moscow on Wednesday.

We then played each other on Sunday (at Liverpool).

We now have a Carling Cup game away to Barnsley on Tuesday.

Liverpool have a Carling Cup game away to Arsenal on Wednesday.

So, an extra day’s rest before and after the Sunday fixture with far less travelling in between.

Of course, these are three different competitions and it is just the way the cookie crumbles, it hasn’t been planned like this as some kind of sinister plot against Manchester United. We also know that the team Fergie puts out on Tuesday is unlikely to contain more than maybe two or three of the players who appeared against Liverpool but that is hardly the point.

The point is… well, the point is… I’m just not a very happy bunny today.