As Friday's Champions League draw edged to its climax, United were facing up to potential ties with either Real Madrid - and all the Ronaldo-related press hype that would entail - or the resumption of Sir Alex's friendly, but competitive, rivalry with Jose Mourinho at Internazionale.
The Reds, of course, drew Inter, playing the first leg away on Tuesday 24 February and the return clash at Old Trafford on Wednesday 11 March. It's a tough draw, but Sir Alex isn't fazed.
"I'm happy with our draw," the boss said from the team's hotel in Japan. "They kept us hanging on at the end there being last out of the hat, but it'll be interesting to face Jose again. He's a character and I've always got on well with him. Of course, he knocked us out of the competition with Porto. Hopefully this time we'll have the luck Porto had then."
Inter, current leaders in Serie A, were probably the toughest of the five teams United could have drawn, but Sir Alex feels that could benefit his team. "Playing against bigger teams brings focus to our game," he said. "We showed that against Barcelona last season, our concentration was terrific.
"The San Siro is a great stadium. We've been knocked out twice there to AC Milan, so we want to go there and do better, and now the competition really gets going. Hopefully we'll do the job in the first game and give ourselves a platform to take back to Old Trafford."
Source: Red View
SIR ALEX: BRING ON MOURINHO
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