Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes the Red Devils have a substantial chance to qualify for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. The European champions played out a goalless draw with Inter Milan in the round of 16 first leg at the San Siro on Tuesday. Now United have to beat the Serie A giants in the second leg in a fortnight to book a berth in the next round, while a score draw would be enough for the latter. "The atmosphere at Old Trafford in a couple of weeks will be fantastic. I think we've got a great chance," the Scottish tactician told United's official website. "We are playing very well at the moment and it doesn't matter who we are playing against. "We just want to play. The players showed expression in their game, they enjoyed playing in an atmosphere like that." Inter could have snatched a victory after redeeming themselves in the second period of the game, but a stubborn United managed to hold them. "We showed good composure and maturity. We're pleased with that. Inter had a bit of pressure in the second half, which we expected," Ferguson said. "We spoke about it at half time. But other than that we played very well."
Mourinho Fantastic Referee On the other hand, Inter boss Jose Mourinho reckons that the second leg referee would never be impartial. "I think we can say that the referee was fantastic for ninety minutes," commented Mourinho on the referee who presided over Tuesday's tie. "We certainly won't have a referee who will protect Inter in this way at Old Trafford." The Portuguese tactician is convinced that Tuesday's scoreless draw made qualification for the quarter-finals an uphill mission for both teams. "This goalless draw is a difficult result for us because we can't lose at Old Trafford, but also for them, because with a score draw we will qualify," he added. "This result will put pressure on both teams." Jose agrees with Ferguson that United got the upper hand in the first period, and the Nerazzurri took a stranglehold on the game during the second. "Manchester United did better than us in the first half, but we did better in the second. So we must accept the result because of this," the former Chelsea coach said.
