Darmian Proud Of Defence

Matteo Darmian expressed his delight at helping Manchester United keep a clean sheet after the Reds shut out home side West Bromwich Albion to claim a fourth straight win in all competitions.
The Italian defender, who made his 50th appearance for United in the game, told MUTV:  "Clean sheets mean a lot for us and we didn’t give them too many chances. We worked together at the back with a great team spirit.

"We only conceded a couple of corners in the game and that was great because before the game we aimed to try and keep the corner count down."
United triumphed 2-0 in a physical contest at The Hawthorns with a brace from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

"We deserved to win the game," added Darmian. "We scored early and we controlled the game.

"It gave us three more very important points and a fourth win in a row. Confidence is high, each win gives us confidence to keep working and keep improving.

"We must continue like this and be focused over the tough festive period."

United now have a week-long break ahead of the Boxing Day fixture at home to Sunderland and Darmian believes the squad can benefit from the space between games.
"Our recovery over the next few days is important so that we can be ready for a really important Christmas period. We have to keep fighting so we can reduce the gap at the top of the league."