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Man Utd comeback at Chelsea even surprised Fergie: I was thinking, 'let's just get home!'

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 03:14

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits their brave fight-back at Chelsea even surprised him.

Ferguson admitted his mind was turning to "damage limitation" after Chelsea moved into a 3-0 lead after half-time at Stamford Bridge.

He said: "It was a funny thing, in the first half we dominated it and then came the own goal and at half-time we were saying 'we are going to win this match as we are the better team'.

"But after losing two goals in a few minutes after half-time at that moment we were thinking damage limitation, get home and start again.

"But in true fashion in terms of the character and history of the football club they never gave in and kept going and deserved a point and that point may be one that does it for us - you never know."

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