Fergie:
"Control is what you need in European football in particular.
"I have always thought controlling the game is an important issue in the match. And by playing that formation you control the game." Ferguson takes his men to Anfield for a vital Premiership clash today without several first-team regulars.
"When we had Mark Hughes, we played Brian McClair deeper. When Eric Cantona came he was deeper, then when Teddy Sheringham came he was deeper, Dwight Yorke played deeper. There is no real difference."