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Originally Posted by Russ B
No, he has not blamed the pitch. He criticises it just like Wenger - there's a big difference.
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"When I saw the pitch what I didn't want was to go into extra time with my strongest squad," added Ferguson after his side were beaten 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out following a 0-0 draw.
"Yesterday it looked spongy and dead and difficult to move the ball quickly around it. So we had to go with the bold decision of playing the younger ones.
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I cannot help but think there is a tad bit of blame there.
If the pitch was perfect he would have put his best squad out surely.