Fergie's plan to KO Barca
Posted Tuesday, May 10, 2011 by The Sun

ALEX FERGUSON last night revealed his plan to stop Barcelona - all-out attack.
The Manchester United boss snapped after weeks of listening to the Spaniards being praised to the skies while his troops have been dismissed.
The sides clash in the Champions League final at Wembley on May 28. And Fergie said: "We have players who can cause any team a lot of bother.
"Hopefully those attacking players will give Barcelona the problems that everyone thinks they are going to give us.
"Everyone has acknowledged how great a team Barcelona are but Manchester United are in this final.
"Everyone has said this is not a good Manchester United team, that we are not this or that. But we have scored more goals than anyone else. Our home form has been magnificent. We are undefeated in Europe.
"We are in the Champions League final and we will win the league by getting one more point.
"I have to be realistic when I look at my team and ask 'am I satisfied?'
"Those players have given me everything."
Ferguson is desperate for revenge after losing to Barca in 2009 and knows his men must outgun Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi.
Fergie said: "In the final last time we started off well, then gave away a bad goal.
"What we have to do is find a solution to the Xavi-Messi- Iniesta problem.
"Everyone is searching for that because they are outstanding footballers. But we have our share too."
Barca boss Pep Guardiola is not taking United lightly.
He said: "They played a Champions League semi-final with a team full of reserves and beat Schalke 4-1.
"That says everything you need to know about the quality they have.
"They have a great squad with two great teams and extraordinary players."
Meanwhile, Ferguson has hit out at the prospect of Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti being sacked after failing to win a trophy this season.
Asked if he would be surprised if Ancelotti went, Fergie said: "It would shock me, not surprise me.
"This is an industry that baffles me at times.
"Here is a man who has won the European Cup twice. He did the Double in England last year. Why is that being questioned?"
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