THE GAME IS ON

'We have a good home record and that gives us reason to be confident,' he said.

'We also have an away goal, which gives us another type of advantage.”

'I am aware that our performances in knock-out matches in Europe is mixed but we have a good record at getting to quarter-finals and semi-finals. We have produced some terrific performances against the best teams down the years and I am glad to say only the best teams have beaten us. When this draw was first made I said it was the toughest one we could possibly have and there is no doubt we got off lightly in the first game.”

'But I would like to think we can improve dramatically on our performance two weeks ago. That was nothing like the Manchester United side you will see tomorrow and providing we keep a clean sheet I am sure we will go through.'