Edwards on Man Utd, pressure and VAR
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Rob Edwards has been speaking to the media before Luton Town play Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday.
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Asked about the magnitude of the United game Edwards said: "It's a great moment for our club, I think the players are excited and looking forward to it, I certainly am. We are playing another giant of English football."
On Luton being the underdogs he added: "It doesn't matter who is playing Luton this season, the pressure is on the opposition, it certainly will be on United, they will be expected to win".
United have only won 50% of their games and with the pressure remaining high on Erik ten Haag Edwards said: "We are expecting the best version of Man Utd. He [Ten Haag] is a world class manager and they have world class players. I have a lot of empathy for any manager, but he has 20, 30, or 40 fold of the pressure I have.
Edwards was asked about former United players Tahith Chong and Teden Mengi making their return to Old Trafford and said: "They have had amazing upbringings at Manchester United, hopefully now we see the best years of them with us. We have got them at our football club. There is no added pressure, I want them to be positive and go and enjoy it".
He complimented his team's character and determination adding: "These lads stay upbeat all the time. It's important we stay level, it was a point against a good team last week {Liverpool} but we haven’t cracked it. We have to keep our heads down and work hard."
Carlton Morris only has three goals but his Edwards praised his "high standards" and "intelligence" for the team.
On VAR and the recent decisions he added : "It's interesting, a few weeks back I was all for it, certainly for the more black and white decisions."
What he doesn't like is the "time it's taking", adding: "We want to enjoy the game, it's such a fast-paced game the Premier League, we want to keep it entertaining. What I don't like is lots of waiting around".
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