Fergie certain of Milan triumph
Afp, London
Sir Alex Ferguson, whose Man-chester United side lost to Champions League finalists AC Milan in the semi-finals, said in comments published Wednesday he is "absolutely certain" the Italian side will defeat Liverpool in the Athens final in two weeks. "I'd bet for sure that Milan will win the Champions League," Ferguson said in The Sun tabloid. "I'm absolutely certain of it." Milan and Liverpool will clash in a repeat of the 2005 Champions League final which the English side won on penalties, after overcoming a 3-0 deficit at half-time. Ferguson said that he plans to acknowledge Milan's victory with a bottle of wine presented to him by Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti after Ferguson's side was defeated in the semi-finals. "I said to Carlo at the end of our semi-final that there is no way he can now not win this competition ... Carlo gave me a magnificent bottle of wine," Ferguson said. "But I immediately told him I would only drink his wine once I see him lifting the Champions Cup." Manchester United won its ninth Premiership title with Ferguson as its manager, and its first since 2003 on Sunday.
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