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BERBATOV: CONFIDENCE IS THE KEY Dimitar Berbatov bagged a hat-trick when United last met Liverpool in the league, and is now the top flight's leading scorer. No wonder he was buzzing when he spoke to FourFourTwo magazine, who kindly share his quotes here... How confident are you at the moment when you step onto the pitch? I'm pretty confident right now, for sure. I'm a striker and if I'm scoring a lot of goals then my confidence is high, but the important thing is how you react when you're not scoring goals. In those times it's essential you remain confident. Every player goes through bad times - the truly top players distinguish themselves then by not losing confidence. Where do you keep the match balls after scoring your hat-tricks? I keep them at home, after getting them signed by my team-mates. They're very precious to me - they remind me that with hard work and belief you can do a lot of good things. Why have United looked like a different team away from home this season? It's hard to say why, but our opponents lift their game when we play at their ground. We're the biggest club, so that's only natural. It makes our job harder, but that's not an excuse: we need to be better away. At home, we're doing really well, entertaining the fans, scoring a lot of goals. The aim is to bring that to our away performances. You won the league with United in 2008/09. How does the current side compare? It's not too different. Yes, we sold one or two people but the core of the side has remained the same and that gives us an advantage. We're like one big family - everybody supports each other, not only on the pitch but off it, too. We're all great friends. More: Fletch 'honoured' by new deal | Carrick signs contract | Boss means business MACARI: TOUGH TIMES CALL FOR COOL HEADS United legend and MUTV pundit Lou Macari hopes his old club will be focused and fortunate at Anfield... I've always thought teams need a bit of luck in order to win the league and I'm even more convinced after events at Stamford Bridge this week. If decisions go against you it makes your job so much harder. What's important, though, is that Sir Alex's men don't make life even more difficult for themselves. From now until the end of the season, concentration and discipline will be key. As soon as you switch off or step out of line you concede silly goals or end up getting players sent off. And once you start doing that you can more or less forget about winning all your games. If we want to win the league, the players' priority has to be to stay clear of injury and to not get caught up in any incidents that can lead to red cards. Discipline, character and commitment are paramount. Cast your mind back to the Champions League tie against Bayern Munich last season and you'll recall how a little lapse in concentration had a huge effect. United were brilliant in the first half at Old Trafford - the best I'd seen us play all season - but then young Rafael got lured into trouble and the referee, harshly or not, showed him a red card. We ended up losing and going out of the competition. Moments like that can change games. They can even have a massive bearing on your whole season. The players will be disappointed by what happened at Chelsea, but at Anfield on Sunday there can't be any retaliation or arguing with the referee. It has to be total concentration for 90 minutes. That's how we'll ensure we get the right result. More: Listen to Lou in Red Voices, ManUtd.com's pre-match podcast FANS' DEFENCES FOR ANFIELD With Nemanja Vidic suspended and Rio Ferdinand doubtful for Sunday's trip to Liverpool, we sought the views of United fans on who should start in their place. Here's a sample of posts from our message board... why not post your opinion? TheGorgeousOne "This may sound silly but I would play Carrick at centre back. He likes to play just in front of the back four so he could easily fill in. He's fit, strong and can read the game well which is exactly what you need at the back." Kevie-SA "I would definitely play Wes Brown at centre-half. I think Smalling can match Carroll for physicality and along with Brown's experience and his reading of the game, a very effective partnership could be formed." Smithers 99 "I don't know what is wrong with playing John O'Shea alongside Chris Smalling. I thought they both played well against Chelsea and deserve to keep their places. My back four for the Liverpool match would be Rafael, O'Shea, Smalling and Evra." Sir Kones "People don't give Wes Brown enough credit and forget he played in nearly every match of 2007/08 when we won the league and Champions League. He should start on Sunday." More: Cantona backs United to win the league   This email was sent by:Manchester United Sir Matt Busby Way Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA, United Kingdom. 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