Ferguson: if we defend like this, I don't know what "Man City" will do to us © EuroFootball.com

"Man Utd" strategist Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that he is worried about the team's sloppy defense. Over the weekend, the English vice-champions defeated "Reading" 4-3 in the national championship, but after this match, the number of goals conceded reached 32. An even worse result was last achieved in the same season back in 2001-2002. "This worries me," said the Scot. "If we play the same way in the Manchester derby against Man City on Sunday, God knows what will happen. I can't remember the last time we allowed opponents to score so many goals before Christmas. "Knowing that our future opponent has tall attackers like Edin Dzeko and Mario Balotelli, we face a big challenge." Ferguson will have to do without his main center-back, Nemanja Vidic, for some time. The Serbian, who is recovering from knee surgery, should return to the field next week.