By Chris Burton Last updated: 13th May 2008
Ferguson: Double dreams
Sir Alex Ferguson admits that he has some tough decisions to make ahead of the UEFA Champions League final.
The Manchester United boss has the luxury of a fully fit squad to choose from heading into a Moscow showdown with Chelsea on 21st May, live on Sky Sports 1.
Ferguson accepts that some of his players are going to be left disappointed, but knows that having everyone available increases the Red Devils' chances of claiming a domestic and European double.
"I'm travelling to Moscow with 26 fit players, that's unheard of in my time," he tols Sky Sports News.
"But it gives us an incredible chance.
"It makes it difficult for me. I think picking the team will be easier than picking the substitutes.
"I'm going to have to leave some fantastic players out of the squad completely next week, which I won't enjoy doing, but something has to be done."
Having already wrapped up a tenth Premier League title, Ferguson admits that it is time the club began exerting the same kind of dominance in continental competition.
"When you see that Real Madrid have got nine (Champions League) trophies, AC Milan I think have seven or eight, Liverpool have five, Bayern Munich and Ajax four apiece, that's the kind of record we should really have," he said.
"I think that's the one thing which should drive us all on."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 15th July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| 19:45 | Anorthosis Famagusta vs Pyunik |
| 19:45 | BATE vs Valur Reykjavik |
| 19:45 | Dinamo Tbilisi vs NSI Runavik |
| 19:45 | Dinamo Tirana vs Modrica |
| 19:45 | Drogheda Utd vs Levadia Tallinn |
| 19:45 | F91 Dudelange vs Domzale |
| 19:45 | Inter vs Rabotnicki Kometal |
| 19:45 | Linfield vs Dinamo Zagreb |
| 19:45 | Llanelli vs FK Ventspils |
| 19:45 | Murata vs IFK Goteborg |
| 19:45 | Santa Coloma vs FBK Kaunas |
| 19:45 | Tampere United vs Buducnost Podgorica |
| 19:45 | Valletta vs Artmedia Petrzalka |
| Wednesday 16th July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| 19:45 | Aktobe vs FC Sheriff |
| Tuesday 22nd July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| 19:45 | Artmedia Petrzalka vs Valletta |
| 19:45 | Buducnost Podgorica vs Tampere United |
| 19:45 | Dinamo Zagreb vs Linfield |
| 19:45 | Domzale vs F91 Dudelange |
| 19:45 | FBK Kaunas vs Santa Coloma |
| 19:45 | FC Sheriff vs Aktobe |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 21st May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 30th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 3 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Tuesday 29th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Barcelona | |
| Wednesday 23rd April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 0 - 0 Man Utd | |
| Tuesday 22nd April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 9th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Roma | |
| Barcelona 1 - 0 Schalke 04 | |
| Tuesday 8th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 Fenerbahce | |
| Liverpool 4 - 2 Arsenal | |
| Wednesday 2nd April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Fenerbahce 2 - 1 Chelsea | |
| Tuesday 1st April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Roma 0 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Schalke 04 0 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Tuesday 11th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Inter Milan 0 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Wednesday 5th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| FC Porto 1 - 0 Schalke 04 | |
| Chelsea 3 - 0 Olympiacos | |
| Real Madrid 1 - 2 Roma | |
| Tuesday 4th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| AC Milan 0 - 2 Arsenal | |
| Sevilla 3 - 2 Fenerbahce | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Lyon | |
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