Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists he has no problem with Blackburn's style of play ahead of Sunday's tussle
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has criticised Rovers' approach this season, but Ferguson believes it is "the right type of aggression".
"They are very aggressive at times but I don't have any great issue with it," said the United manager. "Maybe about three years ago they had one bad season, but you can't paint them black all the time.
"The disciplinary record this season and last season is good and that's the tell-tale sign. There's nothing wrong with being aggressive so long as it's the right kind of aggression."
Ferguson will be forced into a comprehensive change of plan after Wayne Rooney's ankle injury in training yesterday ruled the striker out of contention for four weeks.
Rooney had been in breathtaking form for United, his eight goals in the last seven games netting him the Barclays Player of the Month trophy for October.
His partnership with Carlos Tevez had helped United to 22 goals in six games, and had allowed Ferguson to treat Louis Saha with kid gloves, keeping him in a substitute's role to protect his delicate knee.
Just before Rooney sustained the injury Ferguson had praised his form and expressed his belief that Saha was currently at his most effective on the bench.
Ferguson said: "Wayne had an injury to begin with and that knocked him back a bit as he missed four or five games.
"We expect players of his ability, young players like him and (Cristiano) Ronaldo, to develop and improve themselves.
"They got 23 goals each last year and I think they are capable of getting more than that this year."
In terms of Saha, he added: "We are trying to manage the situation he finds himself in terms of his knee condition so we don't play him in every game and the dilemma is do we start him or do we bring him on.
"If you look at the composition of our side now, he is different to everyone else so he makes a bigger impact as a substitute.
"At the moment my inclination is to use him as a sub and he is fine with that."
Rooney should be back for United's trip to Liverpool on December 16.
Source : http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_2872670,00.html
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