Man United vs Fc Porto; a game of 'revenge'

The champion league quarter final will present us huge entertainment, despite the absence of Italian representatives. Manchester United and FC Porto will meet on the 7th april 2009. It's gonna be a huge match and it might be one of the most waited match in this competition.

Back in the previous year when FC porto Slammed the Giant Man United and finally brought home the trophy. Would it result the same? I guess nobody is so sure about it. As we all know, Man United has the most wanted footballer on the planet Cristiano Ronaldo who is always be the nightmare of offenders of any club. He is a genius and powerful, he can change the situation anytime he has the chance.

One again Manchaster United Vs Fc Porto will be one of the best match we gonna have in the upcoming Quarter finals Champion league 2009.

Manchester United won over West Ham with Giggs' goal

Giggs blasted the ball and goal

according to Goal.com on their player ratings Giggs got 8.5 for a top-class contribution which ultimately won the match. Out on the left he beat two men before a fine finish low into the corner. on the other hand manchester united most-wanted and beloved footballer as well as Fifa footballer of the year 2008 cristiano ronaldo was not on his best form, he only got 6.5 as he Saw plenty of the ball but got little change out of Neill and Behrami. Might have won a penalty late on but his reputation went before him and he was denied.

Italy coach Lippi backs Man Utd over Cristiano Ronaldo

Italy coach Marcello Lippi has backed Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson’s determination to block Cristiano Ronaldo’s desired move to Real Madrid.

“The 100 million (euros offered) by Real is astonishing. But not everything can be bought,” Lippi said in an interview in Saturday’s La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“I think it’s right that a player is not authorised to have the last word always.

“Ferguson is stubborn. I think Ronaldo will stay at Manchester. It’s the right decision from a technical point of view.

“However, Portugal’s result at the European championships shows that not even Ronaldo can win a big tournament on his own.”

Lippi reiterated his admiration for Ronaldo’s Manchester United team mate, England striker Wayne Rooney.

“I’m in love with Rooney,” he said. “It’s beautiful to see him run after his defender until the (corner) flag. He’s the prototype of the modern champion.”

The 2006 World Cup winner added that he thought it was a shame Frank Lampard was not moving from Chelsea to Inter Milan.

He ranked the England international as one of the world’s top four midfielders, along with AS Roma’s Daniele de Rossi, AC Milan’s Andrea Pirlo and Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta.

Cristiano Ronaldo saga destabilising Real, says van Nistelrooy

Real Madrid's Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy believes that the constant speculation over the future of Cristiano Ronaldo has had an unsettling effect on the team.

Whether Ronaldo will follow Van Nistelrooy's path from Manchester United to the Bernabeu has been an ongoing debate this summer.

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is determined to hold on to the Portuguese star, while Real coach Bernd Schuster admitted Saturday that the club have not given up hope of luring Ronaldo.

"It got a bit too far maybe, it is such an issue at the moment in Spain. It gets a bit over the top," Van Nistelrooy told BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek programme.

"A couple of our players, they made the comment that there was only talk about him and not about the current team and stars, and everybody's waiting for the next rumour without anything concrete."

Asked whether he expected Ronaldo to stay at Old Trafford for the forthcoming campaign, the Dutchman added: "I think so, if you hear the statements from United. It doesn't really sound like they'll let him go."

Salgado: Real's Ronaldo quest to gain impetus

Real Madrid's quest to sign Manchester United star striker Cristiano Ronaldo could gain impetus because of Wesley Sneijder's injury, Madrid defender Michel Salgado said.

Sneijder suffered serious knee ligament damage in Real's Emirates Cup friendly defeat to Arsenal which could sideline him for up to six months, meaning the Bernabeu outfit will miss his creativity in midfield.

Madrid have been continually linked with the Portugal winger since the end of last season, despite the European Champions' insistence that he is not for sale and their complaint to FIFA over Real's pursuit of the player.

The Holland international left the field on a stretcher after an hour following a heavy challenge by Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby as Madrid went down 1-0, a result which handed the trophy to Hamburg, who beat Juventus 3-0 earlier in the day.

Salgado insists he does not know anything about the progress of the transfer but believes the club could now attempt to force the issue with United.

"We (the players) don't know anything about it," he said. "It's a problem for the club - for (sporting director) Pedja Mijatovic and the coach. "We are players, we only think about football.

"But now Wesley Sneijder is injured and he's an important player for us. Maybe tomorrow there will be a meeting with the people in the club and maybe then there's going to be news about this."

Salgado also claims the players and the fans would welcome Ronaldo to the Bernabeu with open arms.

"We know Cristiano Ronaldo is an incredible player and we don't have any problem with him joining us," he added.

"Real Madrid making an offer is normal. Manchester United and (coach Sir Alex) Ferguson don't want this because he is a very important player at United and that is normal too.

"I think they're going to have to talk about this and if Cristiano Ronaldo is coming to Real Madrid the dressing room is waiting for him.

"If he came of course the players and the fans would be excited. The supporters are used to watching the best players in the world at the Bernabeu and Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world."

While Salgado admits the Portugal international would be a great addition to the team, he also claims the Primera Liga champions would cope well without his services.

"We have a very important group now," he added. "I feel the best of Real Madrid is the squad and the dressing room and if Cristiano is coming here we don't have room for him in the team.

"But, as I said before maybe with the injury to Wesley Sneijder maybe we need someone else."

Salgado is well qualified to judge the needs of Madrid having been at the Bernabeu since 1999.

The Spain veteran claims he cannot see himself leaving anytime soon, but revealed he would consider a move to England if he ever does move on.

"I've been 10 years in Real Madrid," said Salgado. "It would be very difficult to move. But if I move from Real Madrid I'd love to go to the Premier League or Dubai."

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