An uneven playing surface will affect us more than them. They play more of a more direct, aerial game and we prefer a passing game so we are bound to suffer if the pitch isn't in good condition.
"Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano" is a Spanish Association football/footballer who plays for German club FC Bayern Munich as a Midfielder#Central midfielder/central midfielder.
Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home province Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at SD Eibar, he returned to Sociedad where then-manager John Toshack appointed Alonso as his Captain (association football)/team captain. Alonso succeeded in the role, taking Real Sociedad to second place in the 2002–03 La Liga/2002–03 season. He moved to Liverpool F.C./Liverpool in August 2004 for Pound sterling/£10.5 million. He won the UEFA Champions League in his first season at the club, scoring the equalising goal in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final/Final. The following season, he won the FA Cup and the FA Community Shield. He moved to Real Madrid for the start of the 2009–10 La Liga/2009–10 season in a deal worth around £30 million. After five seasons at the club, winning honours including a league title in 2012 and the Champions League in 2014, he was signed by Bayern Munich on a two-year contract.
More Xabi Alonso on Wikipedia.It is one of the keys to beating Manchester United that those two are controlled.
It was so disappointing for us and a painful defeat.
It's better not to look at the table at this moment. We must try to think only about our next Premiership match.
We all know what this game means. It's always a big occasion but I think this one is even more important than normal.
We don't need to talk about catching Chelsea at the moment. We have to look after our own results first. It's difficult to see them dropping too many points but you never know.
We are trying to use all the options we have at the moment, but I think you can see we still need a little more.
We are confident of success.
We've won a lot of matches over the last couple of months and it can be a frustration when you see the gap isn't really closing.
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