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BARTHEZ HAPPY TO STAY AT OLD TRAFFORD Fabien Barthez has confirmed his ambitions with Manchester United following suggestions that he was under pressure as the club's number one 'keeper. A hip injury left the Frenchman on the bench at the start of the season and also required manager Alex Ferguson to look for cover in the shape of Spanish international Ricardo Lopez, signed from Valladolid in September, but Barthez said that was as extra cover in case he needed surgery. "Alex Ferguson decided to take on another goalkeeper but I managed to avoid surgery. Everything else is pure invention from the English press," he said. "I'm under contract with United until 2006. I'm working in good conditions. We are playing the leading role again. Everything is fine." The French international spoke following the club's recent 2-0 win over rivals Arsenal, which took them to just three points behind the reigning champions. The result was part of a series of good team performances, and Barthez believes that things are starting to look up for United after a shaky start to the season. "We are in good spirits because we have just won nine points from three games against major pretenders to the title," he told French sports daily L'Equipe. "It's a lot of work but it also is very encouraging for the future. "We were missing five or six regulars against Arsenal but...all the players played well. We respected instructions and stayed focused as we did at Liverpool. We have recovered continuity in our results." msn.skysports.com http://www.red11.org/news Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
