New Delhi: Manchester United have been one of the top European heavyweights for quite sometime and reaching the quarter-finals has almost been a foregone conclusion.
But with a different look team and better known opponents, lets know more about the English giants.
The English giants have been a shadow of their clinical best in the domestic as well as the European fronts.
Inspite of their tight defensive record in the group stages where they only conceded one goal in all the 6 games, the finishing and the end product in the final third has been found wanting.
While the necessary goals have been provided, the striking trio of Rooney, Berbatov and Chicharito have had few and far goals between them.
Winning the title in 1999 and 2007 with almost the best eleven players in Europe in red, The Red Devils have always been known for grinding out results when it matters the most.
And no one knows more about dealing in the business end of the season than Sir Alex Ferguson.
The Wily Scot has conceded the fact that the current crop is not as prolific as the ones in '99 and '07, but is the grit and determination that these players posses which hold them in good stead going far in the competition and even staking their claim for a final berth in Wembley.
The last 16 encounter against Olympique Marseille was a fair reflection of that dogged never-say-die spirit. United went to the Stade Velodrome and grinded out a 0-0 draw. They knew exactly what to do at thre turn leg at Old Trafford,and booked their place to the quarter final.
Things have only heated up for the Manchester club, as a rematch of the 2007-08 final between Chelsea and Manchester United as their quarter-final opponents, and with the first leg at Stamford Bridge, expect Fergie and his men to be at their stern best.
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