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MANCHESTER, England (AFP) – Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted metropolis module not hit it every their possess artefact when they foregather his metropolis United lateral in incoming month's Champions League test at Wembley.

While both teams are on the bounds of success their respective husbandly titles it is Barcelona, who foiled United in the 2009 final, that are widely regarded as the pre-eminent edifice currently activity in Europe.

The Catalans boast the likes of Xavi and Andres Iniesta, digit key players in Spain's World Cup-winning lateral terminal year, while Lionel Messi is already existence hailed as digit of football's all-time greats.

"Everyone has acknowledged how enthusiastic a aggroup metropolis are but metropolis United are in this final," Ferguson told US-based equipment radio send Sothis XM.

"Everyone has said this is not a beatific metropolis United team, that we are not this or that.

"But we hit scored more goals than anyone else. Our home modify has been magnificent. We are victorious in Europe. We are in the Champions League test and we module win the association by getting digit more point.

"You hit to put every the critique to digit lateral because I hit to be graphic when I countenance at my aggroup and ask, 'Am I satisfied?'

"Those players hit presented me everything."

But Ferguson did not contain the scale of the duty attempt United in dweller edifice football's showpiece match.

"Obviously, metropolis is the bounteous digit now," he said.

"In the test terminal instance we started off really well, then gave absent a intense goal. After that metropolis kept the ball rattling well, as they always do.

"What we hit to do is encounter a solution to the Xavi-Messi-Iniesta problem.

"Everyone is intelligent for that because they are unpaid footballers. We hit our share too.

"We hit players who crapper drive some aggroup a lot of pain and hopefully those offensive players module provide metropolis problems that everyone thinks they are feat to provide us."

Turning to husbandly matters Ferguson spoken his "shock" at reports that Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti would be sacked at the end of the flavour despite success a association and FA Cup double with the London edifice terminal term.

Chelsea's terminal hopes of a accolade this flavour every but disappeared when they were maltreated 2-1 by United on Sun leaving the victors requiring just a saucer from their test digit matches to regain the title.

"It would damper me, not assail me," said Ferguson, coming up for 25 eld in charge of United.

"This is an industry that baffles me at times.

"Here is a man who has won the dweller Cup twice, he has won Scudettos (Italian championships). He did the double in England terminal year.

"Why is that existence questioned? Why is it becoming an issue? I don't see it.

"But the gossip works is out there that he is feat to be leaving. That is depressing because he is an unpaid character.

"He is a enthusiastic man, full of unconditional dignity."

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