From The Observer:
'The mark England's top three clubs must reach this week if they are to be taken seriously in Europe is Manchester United's stunning semi-final success in Turin six years ago. The Premiership has been represented in three semi-finals since, only for Chelsea, Leeds and United again to fail to do themselves justice against teams from outside the top tier of European football (Monaco, Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen). The night everyone talks about is still Roy Keane and his side coming back from two goals down against Juventus and if United, Chelsea or Arsenal are going to overcome deficits against Milan, Barcelona and Bayern Munich respectively, one senses it will take a performance of similar magnitude.
'It's a different United team now,' Ferguson mused. 'That victory in Turin was probably our best performance of all time, but we are going to have to better it to get through against Milan. We have to defend better than we have ever defended, and at the same time try to score a goal. If we can score it will change the game, but it won't be easy. Milan don't concede too many goals on their own ground and they know how to defend. 'I just wish we hadn't let in that goal in the first leg, it's made it a very hard game for us now. This could be the final, I reckon. The team that wins could go on to win the Cup. I know there are other good teams around - Barcelona, for one - but I think the mental toughness of the two teams in our game is what sets them apart.