Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that the goalless draw in Marseille could prove to be a dangerous scoreline. However, he insisted that the Red Devils have what it takes to progress
Manchester United and Olympique Marseille battled out a stalemate in Stade Velodrome and Ferguson believes that the scoreline has the potential to be a dangerous one for United.
"The game was a disappointing game to me," he told ITV Sport.
"The pitch was lively, but they made sure they didn’t want to lose a goal and that was an example of it at the end.
"It can be dangerous if you lose a goal at home, but for us it's about winning the game. If we win the game, we’re through. I think we have a good chance."
While United looked toothless in attack, Sir Alex was very much impressed with the display from his defenders particularly Chris Smalling, who replaced the injured Rio Ferdinand.
"He [Smalling] was excellent again," he said. The boy’s improving all the time, he wants to be a player, he likes defending and today he gave a tremendous display of centre-back play.
"Evra got a bit of abuse, that’s to be expected, it didn’t affect his game."
Manchester United will now look forward to put in an attacking display when both sides meet again in Old Trafford for the second leg clash.
"The game was a disappointing game to me," he told ITV Sport.
"The pitch was lively, but they made sure they didn’t want to lose a goal and that was an example of it at the end.
"It can be dangerous if you lose a goal at home, but for us it's about winning the game. If we win the game, we’re through. I think we have a good chance."
While United looked toothless in attack, Sir Alex was very much impressed with the display from his defenders particularly Chris Smalling, who replaced the injured Rio Ferdinand.
"He [Smalling] was excellent again," he said. The boy’s improving all the time, he wants to be a player, he likes defending and today he gave a tremendous display of centre-back play.
"Evra got a bit of abuse, that’s to be expected, it didn’t affect his game."
Manchester United will now look forward to put in an attacking display when both sides meet again in Old Trafford for the second leg clash.
