Fergie: English clubs could dominate again

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson would not be surprised if English clubs dominated the Champions League again this season. After supplying three semi-finalists for three successive seasons, the Premier League endured a miserable time last term, when all four representatives bowed out before the last four stage. With this year's final taking place at Wembley, the pressure is on to deliver and so far the omens look good. Tottenham and Arsenal both recorded outstanding first leg wins against AC Milan and Barcelona in the last 16 last week, while Chelsea followed suit last night with a comfortable 2-0 success over Copenhagen. Now Ferguson's Manchester United go into battle with Marseille in the Stade Velodrome, with the Red Devils chief optimistic about the chances of English glory on May 28. "I am not sure you could call it domination at the moment because we are only just into the last 16," said Ferguson. "But in the last four years English teams have been very powerful. The success rate for getting through to the latter stages is very good and it could happen again. "The Premier League is very tough, with a lot of talented players. That has created a level over the last seven or eight years that is very difficult to match."

Source: PA