Totti warns Ferguson

You Will find out who I am, Totti warns Ferguson!!

Not mentioning Francesco Totti when listing Roma's best players is tantamount to treason in the Eternal City.

And Sir Alex Ferguson's exclusion of the exalted number 10 among the players Manchester United most fear has added spice to Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final, first leg here on Wednesday. Romans are up in arms that Ferguson, when asked which Roma players he most admired, allegedly overlooked Totti and cited midfielders Daniele De Rossi and Mancini as their key men.

And on Sunday, Totti had a stark warning for the Manchester United manager.
"I accept Ferguson's opinion of me, and I hope to make sure he remembers my name," Totti told Sky Sports Italia.

Totti also took a swipe at England and English football, saying he has never been tempted to play in the Premiership.

"I've never liked English football, even though many great players play there," said the 30-year-old Italian World Cup winner.

"I don't like English football, and I don't like England where the weather is miserable."

English Premier League, Liverpool Vs Manchester United preview

Liverpool are unbeaten at home in the Premiership this season, but have not won against United at Anfield in the league since November 2001. Rafa Benitez’ side have not scored in their previous four league meetings with Sir Alex Ferguson’s men, who won 2-0 at Old Trafford in October.

Liverpool:

RETURNING: None

OUT: Luis Garcia (Knee), Harry Kewell (arthritis)

DOUBTFUL: Peter Crouch (broken nose)

Statistics: The Reds extended their unbeaten home league record to 30 games after their 4-0 win over Sheffield United last week.

MANAGER'S QUOTE: "A perfect week for us and our supporters, and our players are enjoying playing football. We had to change seven players which can be a bit risky. Sometimes it's a risk but I always say the same thing - you have to have faith in your squad" - Rafa Benitez after his side's win over Sheffield United.

Manchester United:

RETURNING: Gary Neville (rested)

OUT: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (knee), Darren Fletcher (ankle)

DOUBTFUL: None

Statistics: United have won three and drawn one of their previous four visits to Anfield. Ryan Giggs is set to make his 700th appearance for the club.

MANAGER'S QUOTE: "The fans at Reading were fantastic. The support they gave us, both there and at Fulham, was absolutely unbelievable. There were only 4,000 of them at Reading, but the volume was incredible. If only we could get 17 times that amount of noise from those at Old Trafford" - Sir Alex praises United's travelling support.

Larsson will not extend his United career

Henrik Larsson has ruled out staying at Manchester United beyond the current loan spell which ends next month. The Swedish striker is set for his first Champions League appearance for Manchester United in Tuesday night's last-16 first leg clash against Lille.

But the 35-year-old has revealed he will return to parent club Helsingborgs on March 12 as originally planned, a week after the second leg against the French club.


I am not saying that I am not flattered or grateful to get the opportunity to extend my stay but there are other things I need to think about,' he said.'The Swedish season starts at the end of March and I need to get back to that. I will stay only until March 12.'The former Celtic and Barcelona forward is becoming affected by travelling to and from Sweden, saying: 'I am going back and forward and it's not an ideal situation.'He added: 'This is a great adventure for me.'I arrived in January and I'm going home in March to play in Sweden. It suits me perfectly.'



Ferguson feels Larsson has improved the other forwards at the club. "He has made a big impact already," Ferguson said. "I'm sure that since he has arrived players like Wayne Rooney and Luis Saha must have been looking at Henrik in terms of his movement and his awareness of space and they will have been watching his finishing in our training sessions. The bonus for us is if he takes us into the later stages of everything we're challenging for. He's been fantastic for us, his professionalism, his attitude, everything he's done has been excellent."

Ferguson: Spurs Out Of Order

Manchester United cantered to a 4-0 win, with Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty putting them on the way. Cristiano Ronaldo won the penalty himself when he went down under minimal contact from a Steed Malbranque challenge.

Tottenham decided to show the controversial incident again at half-time on the big screen, something clubs are not supposed to do under Premier League rules.

"Tottenham were out of order showing replays at half-time of the penalty award that brought Ronaldo his latest goal," Ferguson Said.

"Certainly it was a close call and therefore controversial, but I don't think a club should risk inflaming the home support during a game.

"Players get booked for over-celebrating a goal in the face of rival supporters, but Tottenham's decision was far more provocative."