David Moyes believes Manchester United are dark horses to win the Champions League after their 3-0 victory over over Olympiakos at Old Trafford saw them into Fridays quarterfinal draw. United were able to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the first leg -- replicating the scoreline of their famous victory against Barcelona at Old Trafford on March 21, 1984, in the Cup Winners Cup -- to keep alive their chances of winning a major trophy this season. The triumph sees them join Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund in the last eight and, though Moyes accepts his side are unlikely to be favourites to progress, he feels they are capable of producing an upset. Asked whether United can win it, he told his postmatch news conference: “I hope so. We will probably go into the quarterfinal tie as underdogs but I don’t see why not. “This football club is capable of it. If we play to our capabilities, which weve not shown that often this season, I think we can be a match for any team. “This club has history in the competition. It knows what to do at this stage. We’re not shocked to be in the quarterfinals -- its something we do regularly. We will try to get into the last four now.” Moyes’ position had been under significant scrutiny going into the match, and ESPN FC had been informed that key boardroom figures had turned against the manager following Sunday’s 3-0 home defeat to Liverpool. However, the Scot told Sky Sports after the game that he does not believe his position has come under threat. “Im not feeling any pressure from inside the club, thats for sure,” he said. “Its all coming from you people [the media] and the people around, nobody else. “Everybodys fine. We know exactly the job Ive got to do. Its a big job, probably bigger than we all expected when we first came in, but the players have been great.” There has also been speculation that Moyes has had problems with players including Ryan Giggs and Robin van Persie, but he insists that there has never been an issue. “I keep hearing things about this ones fallen out, someone else has fallen out -- and I keep telling people its rubbish, and it is rubbish,” he said. “People are trying to look for reasons why were not doing well. The reasons are were not just playing well enough in the games -- and thats the truth behind it all.” Comments
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:34:47 +0000
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