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We've learnt how to win ugly since losing Ronaldo, says Darren Fletcher

Source: The Guardian

Nov 04, 2009

Summary

• Manchester United midfielder says players forced to change
• 'We're a different team now, with a different style'

Darren Fletcher has said Manchester United's players have had to "raise their games" and become a "different team with a different style" since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid.

"The players all knew we were losing a massive player, leaving a big gap in how and where we got our goals," Fletcher told Inside United magazine.

"But we knew other players would have to rise to the challenge – we needed everyone to raise their games.

"There were times when we expected Ronaldo to come up with the goods, whereas now everyone knows we need to produce, individually or collectively. We're a different team now, with a different style.

"Ronaldo was brilliant for us as much as we were brilliant for him, but now we have a new style, new players, and we find the best way to win a match as a team. That's United's secret and a lot of the players have learnt that from Giggs, Scholes and Neville.

"There's more than one way to win a match. We've shown alrea

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