Boss keeps calm amid storm

Sir Alex Ferguson had a simple message for his players after the Reds’ 2-1 Carling Cup semi-final, first leg defeat at Manchester City: Forget the events of Eastlands, just win at Old Trafford.

Ryan Giggs’ early opener was overturned by a controversial double from Blues striker Carlos Tevez, but the United manager was far from perturbed ahead of next Wednesday’s return in M16.

“I think we dominated the game, we just let it slip for two minutes in the first half,” Sir Alex told MUTV. “We had a mad two minutes where we lost a bit of our composure and they got in the game. @Man Utd

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