EXCLUSIVE: United win in Rome would put Fergie on the podium

25 May 2009 23:08
Sir Alex Ferguson will be invited to lead his Manchester United team on to the victory podium here in Rome tomorrow night if he becomes the greatest manager in history. [LNB]Officials from United and Barcelona met UEFA last week and agreed to ditch the use of ambassadors that left Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon looking so embarrassed at the Champions League final in Moscow last year. [LNB] Pointing the way: Sir Alex Ferguson is set to lead his team forward to collect their medals at the end of the Champions League final[LNB]Instead, European football's governing body have agreed to let the managers lead their teams up for what could prove a poignant moment for Ferguson at the Stadio Olimpico. [LNB]Ferguson is among 14 managers to have lifted the European Cup twice but victory against the Catalan giants would rank him alongside Liverpool's Bob Paisley as the only manager to have won the competition three times. [LNB] Unstoppable! Rooney is our biggest fear, admit Barcelona as they prepare for United battleLaid-back Berbatov fired up for Barcelona showdownNo place like Rome: Countdown to Champions League showdownGudjohnsen on life at Barcelona: Pep's new camp is so ruthlessFerdinand will be fit for Champions League final, says United boss FergieMANCHESTER UNITED FC

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