Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits at times he hates his own rotation policy.

In his match programme notes for Saturday's defeat to Liverpool, Ferguson wrote: "I hate pulling a player to one side and telling him that though he has perhaps just delivered a top-class performance, I will not be using him in the next match. It’s not nice, but it helps that the players understand.

"I also feel blessed that we have players like John O’Shea, who in the absence of three injured right-backs – Gary Neville, Rafael da Silva and Wes Brown – has stepped in to play out of his skin."

- TribalFootball