After FA Cup exit, Man Utd's Vidic urges team to go nine points clear of second-placed arsenal by beating Newcastle tonight
Afteru00a0FA Cup exit, Man Utd's Vidic urges team to go nine points clear of second-placed arsenal by beating Newcastle tonight
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| Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic (centre) celebrates with teammates Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra (right) during an English Premier League match against Aston Villa in Manchester recently. PIC/Getty Images |
Nemanja Vidic has told his Manchester United team-mates to erase their FA Cup agony by taking complete control of the title race with a win at Newcastle tonight.
If Sir Alex Ferguson's side were feeling sorry for themselves in the aftermath of Saturday's 1-0 defeat against arch rivals Manchester City at Wembley, they were given the perfect pick-me-up 24 hours later as Arsenal squandered a chance to close the gap on the leaders.
The Gunners were moments away from moving within four points of United after Robin van Persie's stoppage time penalty, but Dirk Kuyt netted a spot-kick equaliser for Liverpool in the 12th minute of added time.
That left United six points clear with both teams having six games to play and delivered a hammer blow to Arsenal's challenge.
Ferguson's men can extend their advantage to nine points with a win on Tyneside, as well as piling further pressure on Arsenal ahead of their north London derby at Tottenham on Wednesday.
Vidic said: "We just have to think about the next game against Newcastle, especially after losing the semi-final to City.
"It will be a very important game for us. We still have many games to play. We have to play the best we can and win that game.
"At the moment we are thinking more about the loss but there are another two opportunities for some silverware, and we have to make sure we take them."
