Let's make history

The presence of the likes of Brian Kidd, Denis Irwin and Pat Crerand as guests on the official Manchester United flight to Spain on Tuesday was enough to stir memories of the club's greatest moments. Whatever the modern crop of players achieve, they will do well to top the European Cup successes of 1968 and 1999. In the past, however, lurks danger — at least in the mind of the ever-pragmatic Ferguson. To the United manager, former glories are there to learn from, not romanticise. And so Ferguson will send his players out to face Barcelona with a simple message. He said: "I don't know what the players talk about, but they know all about 1999. They have all seen it. It is on the MUTV re-runs all the time. What happened back then is not lost on anybody. But it is almost 10 years ago now. What is more important is how they can shape their own history."
Ian Ladyman, Daily Mail