Man Utd Manager Alex Ferguson Can Stand The Heat Of Defeat !
Manchester United dramatically bowed out of the European Champions League before the quarter finals of the competition with a 1-1 home draw against Portugese side FC Porto. Highly maligned Phillip Neville gave away the costly free kick, which was saved by the keeper and then nipped home by Porto midfielder Costinha.
Selling David Beckham was clearly not a good move judging by Man UTD's league form and Euro cup exit who not only was their most creative player but was highly influential over the performance of those around him. The absence of Roy Keane was always buffered somewhat with Beckham in the side, even if out played out wide, his absence is notably noticable of late to say the least.
Ferguson by rights does not need the hassle of managing a club where the board are not fully in his corner, as will be the case when Magnier and Co pipe up, but he loves and lives for the involvement and will stand the heat of defeat until kicked out of the door, probably with his 100 year old congratulatory letter from the Palace clutched firmly in his hand .. I jest (sic)
Full match report and minute by minute commentary by the Sporting Life..
Manchester United bow out of Europe
Teams
Manchester United: Howard, Phil Neville, Gary Neville, Brown, O'Shea, Fletcher, Djemba-Djemba, Butt, Giggs, Scholes, van Nistelrooy.
Subs: Carroll, Ronaldo, Saha, Bellion, Kleberson, Solskjaer, Forlan.
FC Porto: Vitor Baia, Paulo Ferreira, Jorge Costa, Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Valente, Alenitchev, Costinha, Maniche, Deco, Carlos Alberto, McCarthy.
Subs: Nuno, Pedro Emanuel, Ricardo Costa, Jankauskas, Bosingwa, Ricardo Fernandes, Bruno Moraes.
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Source | Sporting Life
Man Utd Manager Alex Ferguson Can Stand The Heat Of Defeat !
