Jonas - The Manager Must Decide!

Last updated : 05 May 2009 By Footy Mad - Editor

Jonas Gutiérrez: "Michael wanted to play (against Liverpool), I could tell that, and he wanted the best for the team.

"The manager must decide who plays in his team.

"I, like Michael, trained during the week and then you hope to start. But the manager is the manager and whenever we get called upon, we have to do the best for the team.

"There is no doubt his mind will be right for next week.

"We have to win and we all have to pull together.

"I didn't start at Liverpool but we are all determined and focused on next week's match with Middlesbrough. If we don't win that, it will be very difficult for us to stay in the Premier League.

"We can turn it around with the two matches we have at home.

"We will have to prepare for that like they are two cup finals. We know we need to perform better and get a better result against Middlesbrough.

"If we don't, it will be very, very difficult to stay in the Premier League. Middlesbrough have also not been playing too well and it's good they have not been picking up points.

"We have to concentrate on getting out of it. We have possibilities to stay up still, so what has gone has gone. If we can take six points from the two home matches we have coming up it will be a different situation."