The Scot reiterated that the Red Devils will not be exiting the tournament early this season and that they are looking to go the distance instead.
Manchester United’s demise in the UEFA Champions League in December caused a lot of speculation as to whether the club still had their lofty ambitions.
Being one of the most lauded sides in Europe, the Reds were expected to make it to the semi-finals at least but a combination of injuries and below-par outings meant that Fergie had to re-invest in his squad this summer.
Along came the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364, both of whom have impressed during their early days at Old Trafford.
Ferguson himself is hungry for more European success and despite getting his hands on two winner’s medals wants the 19-time English champions to become the best in the land.
Attack was one of the main deficiencies, but the summer signings have managed to quell all those problems, scoring goals in abundance and showing the tactician that there could be hope this term after all.
Nonetheless, the former Aberdeen boss isn’t taking anything lightly and has urged his side to make sure that they secure qualification to the next round.
"If we don't go through, we will be criticised and pilloried for it and quite rightly. We've had our warning and I don't anticipate going out this time. We've lost two finals to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and won two in the last decade or so but we want to do better. Certainly,
we'll do better than last year - no question about that."
He also hailed the ambience created by the United faithful for the continent’s biggest prize and claimed that the team needs to match the likes of Madrid and Milan in order to cement their place at the top.
"The European Cup is incredible. There's an atmosphere in the build-up to a European final and great charisma about it. Also, without question, it elevates your status within the game like the Real Madrids and AC Milans. We want to be up there in terms of
the number of trophies won in European football,” he added.
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