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Sir Alex Ferguson made some interesting comments in his pre-match conference Vs Benfica in which he indicated he believes United are getting closer to winning a 4th European cup.
"It is always a challenge for us," he insisted. "We are coming closer all the time to getting another Champions League trophy. The consistency has been very good for the last few years. That is a good guide to the standard we are just now in Europe and also the progress we are making. We want to continue that. In the last two years, I don't think we have lost an away game, apart from the finals.
"It is different winning the Champions League in the present day than it was 30 years ago. All the best teams are in Europe; Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Villarreal from Spain, Benfica and Porto from Portugal. Ourselves, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City. It is a very difficult tournament to win now. That is why I am pleased with the progress my team has made because you can see the consistency has been the hallmark of our game in the last few years.
"You always want to improve. It is the drive of every coach and every player. We hope we can, in all areas. The improvement we really do want is to win it. Sir Alex Ferguson.
But do you agree with the boss, or do you perhaps feel United lack a certain type of player, be it a holding player, forward etc? Or Perhaps you feel United lack the necessary experience in goal and other key positions with the departure of Edwin Van Der Saar, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Owen Hargreaves and arrival of David De Gea, Phil Jones amongst other promoted youth players. Certainly the squad which has featured most of this season apart from last night has been very youthful and very few European cup winning sides have had a small average age but that does not mean it is impossible, Ajax's '95 European cup winning side had an average age of only 23.
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