We lost the big game at Liverpool 2-0, but I don't think the game was won by them tactically. The first goal in these kind of games changes everything. Liverpool's first goal completely invigorated their team and fans, but up until that point it could have gone either way.

When you lose a game for United there will always be an inquest. Darren Fletcher wasn't fit; he has played brilliantly this season. And we had Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick in the middle who are outstanding players, so I don't agree with suggestions that we were outfought in midfield. When we lose against Liverpool everyone wants to know why. But if we had scored the first goal it could have gone our way and people would have been all over Liverpool. That's football.

I think we could have had a couple of penalties in the first half, but when you go to places like Anfield, and I suppose people will say the same about Old Trafford, it's difficult to get decisions. They could have had Jamie Carragher sent off; we had Nemanja Vidic sent off. But it's water under the bridge now and it's no good whinging about what might have been - we could do that for every game in the season.

Sir Alex Ferguson said the crowd might have affected the referee and I think he could have been a bit stronger, particularly with Jamie Carragher's challenge on Carrick in the box in the first half. Carragher did get a touch on the ball but with the new rules, if you follow through on the floor then it's a sending off. I found that out later in the week against Barnsley.

The manager also said they deserved to win and I suppose you could say they did because they finished in the ascendency. But it's a fine line, and the first goal was always going to be crucial - they got it and that's why they won. I don't think Liverpool played brilliantly and I don't think we did either. It was a real close game up to that point.

I said before the game that it can go through cycles when big clubs play against each other. The most important thing is the end of the season and we have to recover. We can't just be concerned about one team; we have 38 games and we only play twice against Liverpool. We'll have to pull ourselves out of it the next time we play them at Old Trafford.

The 2-0 victory over Barnsley in the Carling Cup last Tuesday helped us to get the Liverpool game out of our system. We played Blackburn yesterday, then we play CSKA Moscow, then Chelsea, so we have no time to feel sorry for ourselves. We just focus on the next match.

I thought the Barnsley game was difficult. They had a big crowd and put a lot of pressure on us, but overall we deserved to win. I was obviously disappointed to be sent off. Did I deserve a red card? I think it should have been a yellow-and-three-quarters! I had no intent. The ball was at an awkward height and I thought their player would come in at that height with me, but he didn't. I got the ball but it's impossible to stop in mid-air at that speed. My biggest disappointment is that I've got a three-game ban because I don't think it is warranted. The referee said in his report that I made no attempt to play the ball, which is blatantly wrong. But I won't appeal it - there is no point in the current climate.

There are a lot of positives to take from the Barnsley game. Danny Welbeck is certainly knocking on the door for regular first team starts. Rafael and Fabio Da Silva are looking outstanding, Gabriel Obertan did very well in his first game, Jonny Evans is looking very good - there are lots of young players looking good at the moment. It is absolutely ridiculous to suggest that United are not producing young players. There are currently six or seven youngsters who have a great chance of doing great things for our club.

The supposed crowd trouble at Barnsley was something out of nothing. There were four arrests; you can get four arrests at a concert. The players didn't see anything. United fans got boisterous because they always do - they're very passionate. But anything that happens with us gets blown out of proportion.

Over to you

Now that you have played against Daniel Bogdanovic, can you give us your evaluation of him in the light of his unexplained absence from our national team? Ian Galea, Mosta.

It's surprising if he doesn't get in the starting line-up for Malta because he looked a good player.

He's obviously getting good experience in the English league and I'd expect someone like that to play for Malta, so they must have some good players.

What happened at Anfield when you were warming down on the pitch? Maximilian Debono

Nothing, we were waiting to go out on the pitch and fans were still in the stadium so a policeman said he wanted us to wait but one of their stewards got a little tense. It's a non issue.

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