Manchester United coach David Moyes says his team will never give up fighting for a UEFA Champions League place, despite falling 11 points behind fourth-place Liverpool onWednesday. United drew 0-0 at home to Arsenal while Liverpool came from behind twice to beat Fulham 3-2 at Craven Cottage. Striker Robin van Persie missed a hat trick of chances atOld Trafford, including a bullet header in the second half that forced a magnificent save from Gunners keeper Wojciech Szczesny.
“All I can do, and I keep saying it, is wewill try and win the next game and pick it up,” said Moyes, whose team has taken just two points from its last three Premier League games. “If there is one club in history who have been great atwinning games in the second half of the season and putting pressure on the teams above it is Manchester United.” He added: “We can only do our job the best we can. We want to play better. Wecannot bother about other teams. We can only put pressure on by winning our games. I believe the desire is still there in the squad.”
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Meanwhile, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger was satisfied with a point and a shutout. “Our team was highly focused not to concede, and that maybe restrictedour game going forward a little bit because we were certainly hit by the five goals we conceded [against Liverpool] on Saturday, and you could feel that here,” the Frenchman said, adding: “We havecome out two difficult games and are still in a strong position, that is the only positive.”