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We got a pretty difficult group. Here it is...

SAF says that 10 pts should do it. I think we'll need a bit more tbh.

The Roma fixtures are going to be incredibly difficult. There will be no repeat of last season. As much as I would like to see United smash Roma again 7-1, we all witnessed a rare occasion. Also, Roma beefed up this offseason tremendously. The games will be tight.

I'm not a fan of United playing in the former USSR. That fixture will be a challenge as well.

With Sporting, I expect an easy time. I don't know why... maybe because Ronaldo and Nani will have something to prove. I know Ronaldo lost his cool the last time he ventured to Portugal (v Benfica), but I have a feeling that his maturity will see him through.

Here's SAF's comments...

Boss targets 10 points

Sir Alex Ferguson feels 10 points will be enough to see United safely through a tricky Champions League qualifying group.

The Reds are joined in Group F by Roma, Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kiev, and the Boss is certain that little will separate the four teams as they vie for qualification.

“It’s going to be a very tight group,” he told ManUtd.com. “I hope we can get 10 points. It’s going to be difficult, but if we get 10 points, I think we’ll qualify.”

United have been drawn against Roma just five months after crushing the Italians 8-3 on aggregate in last season’s quarter-final, which was marred by off-pitch violence before or during both games.

And with Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo - two former Sporting players – in the United ranks, together with a good knowledge of Kiev’s virtues, Sir Alex knows that his side face a tough task to emerge from the group.

“Obviously Roma will be the talking point after last season,” he said. “Dynamo Kiev are a good side and we know quite a lot about Sporting Lisbon because we have two of their former players here. The whole group poses interesting aspects.”
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