Sir Alex Ferguson expects “an outstanding final” as two of Europe’s finest attacking teams go head to head in the Champions League’s showpiece in Rome next week.
The Reds boss faced the massed media ranks at Carrington on Wednesday to look ahead to the final, and he expects it to be one to remember. “The profile of the final is very good, I hope it lives up to its billing,” he said. “When you see the players Manchester United and Barcelona have got, it suggests a great match. There’s a strong possibility of an outstanding final.”
The boss admires Barcelona’s footballing traditions and recognises many similar traits in his own team. “Every club has their style,” he added. “And to win a tournament you have to express that. We have the players to do it.
“We’re playing a team with a fantastic philosophy of football. I watched their game against Real Madrid (which Barcelona won 6-2) and thought, ‘christ, we’re going to have to play them’. But Chelsea showed that they can be beaten. I take encouragement from that.”
However, just because the final is contested by talents like Ronaldo, Rooney, Berbatov, Tevez, and Messi, Iniesta, Eto’o and Henry; it doesn’t guarantee a great spectacle. “European finals can disappoint,” admits the boss. “But I have a feeling it won’t be that way.”
Ryan Giggs wants a match to remember, but he's more focused on United doing well and winning. “I hope it’s free-flowing with lots of goals. But sometimes good teams cancel each other out. I hope that’s not the case, but we just hope to keep their dangermen quiet while our match-winners perform.”
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