Source: SKY_Sports
Fergie gets what he wanted
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits his team achieved his pre-game objective after a 1-0 win over Arsenal. John O'Shea scored the only goal of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, first leg to give the holders the edge ahead of next week's return at Emirates Stadium.United created numerous chances, with Cristiano Ronaldo hitting the crossbar and Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia in fine form between the posts.Ferguson wanted a win and a clean sheet before kick-off and was not downcast at his side's failure to build up a bigger advantage.Not over"I was pleased with the performance," Ferguson told Sky Sports. "The level of passing and movement was very, very good and we played at a high tempo."Maybe we should have scored four goals, but when you think about before the game, if you'd asked me what I wanted, I wanted to win the game and not lose a goal."You can't have everything in life, but we got that and we move on. The game's not over, but we know we can go there and score, and that's a big problem Arsenal have to carry."Carlos Tevez got the nod to start ahead of Dimitar Berbatov, but Ferguson has hinted there may be changes for the second leg in North London.He added: "I've seen games in the past where they're maybe not as important a game as tonight, but you've missed chances and won the game."You say to yourself that we played well and we made chances. The bigger problem is if you don't make the chances."I believe this team can make chances again, obviously it may be a different team and we may look at it tactically a bit different, but in the main we know we've a goal threat."The United boss reiterated his belief that his team can maintain their level of performance and score an away goal next Tuesday night."I think we've proved when the chips are down, like we did in Porto, that we are capable of a real high level. I think that's important."We reached a good high level tonight against a very good team. We know the tie is not over, but we're going there knowing we can score and that's important."