Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson hungry for European success: UEFA News
Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, is desperate to win the UEFA Champions League in the 2010-11 campaign. The Red Devils have won the competition three times in the past and two of those victories have come under Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Scot is not content with the things and he want his troops to give their everything to win the current campaign and join the elite list of clubs, who have all won the competition four or more times.
Ferguson believes that United is as big a club as AC Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid and others, so there is no point that they should not be in parity with them.
Talking to the reporters Ferguson said, "We really need to progress quickly to get to that level. The expectation from my point of view has always been very high in Europe because you do get envious of the other great teams – Real Madrid, Milan, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, and Ajax. We are looking to get parity with those clubs. It is where we should be." added the long-standing manager
United are in the semi-finals of the 2010-11 competition and will take on Schalke 04 in the first of the two-legs on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The winner of this tie will set-up a mammoth final clash with either Real Madrid or Barcelona at the Wembley Stadium, London.
Ferguson’s troops won a treble in the 1998-99 season after winning the Champions League final against Bayern Munich at Barcelona. United went a goal down in the early minutes of the games and scored two in the last three minutes of the game to claim the title in a thrilling encounter.
Ferguson’s second Champions League success as a manager came in the 2006-7 season, after his team beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 in the penalty shoot-out at Moscow.
If United manage to win this year’s competition, it will be the third under the Scot and he will become only the second manager to do so, after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809’s Bob Paisley, who won the competition three times with the Reds.
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