ARGENTINA, ARGENTINA

Last updated : 04 March 2005 By Editor

Gabriel Heinze has thanked everyone at the club as well as the fans for making him feel at home during his first season.

He said: "It's a really special feeling, especially when you consider what the
England against Argentina fixture means in football terms. It makes it more
special with the off-the-field problems historically.

"It makes me very thankful for the support. From the very first day everyone has treated me like one of the lads, from my team-mates to the people who get the kit ready.

"As a foreigner it is very special to come along and feel part of the furniture.

"When they make the effort to speak Spanish it is also very special, they really try to make you feel part of things.

"It's been a tremendous surprise. When you come from such a different place to Old Trafford everything is so different but I've got thank my team-mates and the staff in this settling in period."

And on the Milan match

"I've got a lot of confidence in the team, I have that same confidence for the
Milan game," he added.

"It's the same as it was from the first match, we've got to score a goal and I'm very confident.

"It's difficult to predict with two great teams, but any of the two can win it and any of the two can score. We have every opportunity."