The veteran tactician claimed that last year’s elimination was just a one off thing and that the team would surely go far in the competition this time around.
Fergie’s troops bowed out at the very last hurdle in the 2011/12 campaign despite being placed in one of the easiest groups of the tournament.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079, Benfica and Otelul Galati alongside them, it was expected that the Red Devils would surely come out on top by securing victories against all their opponents.
However the Eagles of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 got the better of them on more than occasion and finally Swiss giants Basel placed the final nail in their coffin after dumping them out of the UEFA Champions League in December.
The Red Devils fought in the UEFA Europa League to maintain their dignity but did not last long there either and eventually found themselves out of Europe during the business end of the season.
Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364 and Nick Powell and claims that his side are now better equipped to match the rest of their continental rivals.
"It's fair to say we threw that one away," the Scot said of the Champions League last term. "That won't happen again next season. We'll qualify from the group stages, I'll make sure of it. European football is hugely important to us and we must compete for
the biggest trophies.”
"We need to make a statement - and show everybody last season was just a blip,” the experienced manager was quoted as saying.
After losing out on European success, United also dented their chances of lifting silverware, losing out to arch-nemesis Manchester City in the Premier League title race.
However this time around they look determined to capitalize on their chances and Ferguson himself has made a statement by signing two new players. Furthermore, it is expected that there could further arrivals at Old Trafford, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-c22528
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Moura-c26908 the likely candidates.
And if the Manchester outfit succeed luring both of them from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 respectively, then stopping them just might become close to impossible.
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