The Mancunians will have the chance to be just one point behind second placed Chelsea if they clinch all three points.
United have been wasteful in front of goal this season, managing only three goals in their last four games in the league.

Their 3-0 FA Cup win earlier last week gave some kind of relief to Ferguson who thought that his team had found back their killing instinct, but Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat away to Derby proved that the Reds have some work to do if they want to get things right against the Blues this weekend.

Manchester United have an excellent home record this season though, and after enduring tough trips in the first part of the season, they kick off the second half of the league at home against Scolari’s Blue Devils.

The Londoners dropped precious points in their last two matches; their run of 11 consecutive away wins finally ended up with a disappointing goalless draw at Goodison Park last month, followed by a painful 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage.

With owner Roman Abrahamovic negatively displaced in the list of Football’s richest personality and reportedly said to be tired of his club Chelsea, the Blues will definitely want to overturn their fortunes around.

The clash promises to be a cracker which is not worth missing.

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As Manchester United aim to retain their European title, the road is getting tougher than ever. The Reds, who qualified top of Group E with only two wins in six games, now face Italian Giants Inter Milan.

The main attraction of the fixture is about the rivalry between the two managers, Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson and Inter Milan’s Jose Mourinho.

The former Chelsea boss has quite good memories against the old Scot and he might want to repeat something of the 3-0 win he had at Stamford Bridge back in 2006, this time with the Nerazzuri.

Manchester United will have to face their opponent away at the San Siro in the first leg which takes place on February 24th , before welcoming Jose Mourinho back to England for the second leg on May 11th at the Theatre of Dreams.

The Red Devils are well aware of Jose Mourinho’s threat as the Portuguese knew how to embarrass them in disappointing adventures whenever Chelsea clashed against Manchester United.

Phil Townsend, the communication manager of Manchester United, expects Alex to revenge himself on his opposite number Jose Mourinho:

“We’ll be trying to put one over on José this time and get the result that the fans want, and the club wants,” he revealed.

If facing Jose Mourinho is a tough mission, coming up against Inter Milan is rather a good sign in terms of history. Phil Townsend explains:

“It’s a very exciting draw. We’ve only met Inter once before in the Champions League and we got through then, and maybe it’s a good omen because it was in 1999 and we ended up winning the tournament.”

Ten years after memorably lifting the Champions League trophy in 1999, Manchester United will once again meet Internazionale and a repeat of history will come much at the club’s delight.

In the meantime, Milan’s director Ernesto Paolillo also knows the importance of clashing against the defending champions. And he is full of confidence that his side can beat the Reds and eventually go on to win the title with the help of their Portuguese Champions League winning coach:

“I’m sure Mourinho will be happy with the draw, he wanted Manchester United and now he has them,” Paolillo told Sky Sport Italia.

“I think the motivations will be there for everyone to beat United. They are the European Champions and so motivations will not be short.

“This can give the team a massive shock in terms of getting ready for the game.

“It will be a great game for us and if we beat them then I think we can go on to lift the trophy.

“We know how to get past big obstacles as we have a team full of great players.”

The suspense has just started…

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They will be the first British team to do so and the feeling of glory is something that has seized every Man U player.

From Rooney to Fletcher, from Carrick to Giggs, the feeling of becoming a World Champion is none less than dominant.

Ferguson has promised to put his strongest line up, which includes the likes of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ferdinand and Neville amongst others.

“It’s a competition we want to win and I’ll be playing a strong team,” the coach revealed.
One player who has been ruled out due fitness problems is Berbatov.

“Dimitar won’t play,” confirmed the boss at his pre-match press conference. “He’s been in bed virtually since we arrived with a virus. We’re not sure where it’s come from, he may have picked it up on the plane.

“Wayne was injured in training on Tuesday, but I’m hopeful he’ll be okay.”

Ferguson has also ordered his players to put an eye on Gamba’s star Endo.
While the Reds are relishing the opportunity of playing in this competition of champions, England coach Fabio Capello has warned the club saying that the World Cup will make them tired.

However, Ferguson is well aware of the situation as a whole and is already looking ahead for Manchester United’s next Premiership game against Stoke City.

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The Mancunian Reds kicked off this year’s campaign with a disappointing home draw to Newcastle United and recorded only 5 points from a possible 12 in their first four matches.

Man U also failed to win any of their encounters against the rest of the big four; something that has cost them their current 3rd place in the Premiership standings. The titleholders also lost points to Everton and Aston Villa, and this is what Fergie had to say about their sluggish start:

“You look at the first half of the season and we’ll have played away to almost every team who finished in the top 10 last season.

“That’s incredible. I have to say having home advantage against those teams at the end of the season should help us,” Fergie said to The Sun.

Manchester United indeed played nine of their fourteen matches away, amassing no more than 15 points out of a possible 27 in those games. On the other hand, statistics also show that the Red Champions lost only two points at home this season – and that was in their opening game against Newcastle United.

This gives Fergie the right to feel somehow confident and relax.

“This season if we can get to the New Year and be within two or three points of the top we would have a great chance.

“Traditionally we are always better in the second half of the season.”

If tradition does exist this year as well, the defending champions will cause a great threat to their archrivals and leaders Liverpool.
Someone who is well aware of this possible threat is Liverpool’s number 9 Fernando Torres:

“Manchester United are pressing us and if they win the league they will have the same number of titles as us,” the striker said before his team’s match at home to West Ham on Monday.

“That would be a small tragedy for us all.

“We are playing game by game but if the truth be told the club and the fans are more aimed at winning the Premier League.

“The title has not been won for 19 years and there is a lot of excitement at the moment. We will never give in and we will fight for the title until the last minute.”

Just as the Merseyside Reds, Manchester United are also willing to fight until the very end to retain their title.

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Ferguson has also been charged for arguing with the referee after the match against Hull City which Manchester won 4-3.

Ferguson will start serving his ban on December 2nd. This means that the boss will have no right to be in touch with his players at the training session and during their game against Blackburn in the League Cup.

The Scottish manager will also be restricted from the touch line when his side face Roy Keane’s Sunderland.

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