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Sir Alex Ferguson has forgiven Sunderland fans for City's title celebrations

Image: Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United manager and players hear the news that City had beaten QPR

Sir Alex Ferguson has forgiven Sunderland fans for celebrating Manchester City's title success at the end of last season and that revenge 'will not be a factor' when the Black Cats travel to Old Trafford on Saturday.

The hosts will be strongly fancied to beat a Black Cats outfit who have struggled so badly this term and only a home win over Reading on Tuesday allowed Sunderland to scramble out of the bottom three. However, Ferguson does not believe manager Martin O'Neill deserves the stick he has been getting. "There was a question asked of Martin last week about whether he still had self-belief that was absolutely ridiculous," said Ferguson. "This is a guy who won three times in Scotland, reached the UEFA Cup final and League Cup final with Leicester. "It was an insult to ask him a question like that because he is an outstanding manager." Don't miss any live and exclusive football coverage this festive season. Click here to visit Sky Sports' Festive Calendar

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