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Neville: Liverpool defeat inspired Man Utd
Gary Neville revealed Manchester United were spurred on after watching great rivals Liverpool come unstuck in the Merseyside derby on Saturday.
Hours after watching Rafael Benitez's men crash to a humiliating defeat at Goodison Park, United grabbed all three points from a hard-fought tussle with Tottenham.
While the United skipper is not getting carried away at such an early stage of the title race, he is aware how important gritty triumphs such as these can prove to be.
"We watched the Merseyside derby and it made us realise just how difficult it is for the top teams immediately after an international break."
"You tend to get back home at 5 or 6am on the Thursday morning but your legs don't seem to come back with you.
"Some of the lads have not even trained. It is always a difficult situation and you have to just dig in and get the win," he said.
"We are aware it is still early days and there are tougher tests still to come. But, at this stage, we could not have done any more."
Gary Neville revealed Manchester United were spurred on after watching great rivals Liverpool come unstuck in the Merseyside derby on Saturday.
Hours after watching Rafael Benitez's men crash to a humiliating defeat at Goodison Park, United grabbed all three points from a hard-fought tussle with Tottenham.
While the United skipper is not getting carried away at such an early stage of the title race, he is aware how important gritty triumphs such as these can prove to be.
"We watched the Merseyside derby and it made us realise just how difficult it is for the top teams immediately after an international break."
"You tend to get back home at 5 or 6am on the Thursday morning but your legs don't seem to come back with you.
"Some of the lads have not even trained. It is always a difficult situation and you have to just dig in and get the win," he said.
"We are aware it is still early days and there are tougher tests still to come. But, at this stage, we could not have done any more."