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Football: Young calls for rousing finish from United

Published: 25 Apr 2015 - 12:22 pm | Last Updated: 14 Jan 2022 - 07:15 pm

 


Liverpool--Ashley Young says Manchester United will aim to secure second spot in the Premier League with five "cup final" displays in their remaining fixtures.
United are a point behind second-placed Arsenal, who have played one match fewer, but Young is confident Louis van Gaal's third placed side can overtake the Gunners and finish as runners-up behind likely champions Chelsea.
"Everybody is confident in the team that we can finish as high as we can," Young said ahead of United's trip to Everton on Sunday.
"Second place is still there for us to take and we just have to win every game now. Every game is a cup final, we have to go out and win."
United head to Goodison Park aiming for a response following their 1-0 defeat by Chelsea last weekend.
Van Gaal's team felt they were unlucky not to leave Stamford Bridge with at least a point and Young, 29, says the players will take encouragement from their display against the champions-elect.
"We will take the positives out of the Chelsea defeat, when we didn't think we should have been beaten," Young said.
"We had all of the possession and the chances. We felt Chelsea just sat there and obviously they got the goal, but on another day we could have scored two or three goals.
"It's another tough game now -- we always have tough games when we play Everton away.
"The fans are close to the pitch and there's a good atmosphere whenever we play there.
"We have got to be right. We want to get back to winning ways and we're going there to win.
"We are going into Sunday's game full of confidence and I'm sure if we play as well as we have done recently, then we will get the win."

AFP