Boss Chasing More Euro Glory

Sir Alex Ferguson says United's third European Cup triumph has given the Reds the belief and inspiration to go on and do it all over again.

The Reds overcame Chelsea in a dramatic penalty shoot-out in Moscow on Wednesday evening to secure Champions League glory.

John Terry had the chance to win it for Avram Grant's men, but slipped at the vital moment and saw his spot-kick bounce wide off the post. Ryan Giggs converted United's sixth penalty before Edwin van der Sar confirmed United as kings of Europe by parrying Nicolas Anelka's effort.

Sir Alex, who admitted he thought it was all over when Terry stepped up, says the satisfaction of winning another Champions League title is second to none and he wants his players to kick on and repeat the feat.

"To win the European Cup is a special occasion and you treasure these things. That's what you hope happens to your career," he told reporters at Carrington on Friday.

"I've watched European ties over the years and some of them have been absolutely boring. The tension and pressure gets to even the best teams and players but that wasn't the case on Wednesday night and I thought it was an open game.

"Yes [I thought we'd lost]. With the last one [penalty], you're saying to yourself 'Well..'. I don't know if Terry would have been one of the first five if Didier Drogba was still on the pitch.

"It just shows you anything can happen. After that, I fancied us. I thought particularly after Anderson's penalty kick when he blasted the ball back into the net and it got the fans up for it. I thought it was a wee bit of an advantage for us.

"I watched the game again when I got home [on Thursday night] - it was great. When Edwin van der Sar went to save the penalty, halfway across, he knew he'd won the cup and you could actually see him smile!

"The satisfaction of winning it is fantastic," he added. "We had to wait nine years to do it again and I suppose it proves it's not an easy tournament to win. I've said before we should have won it more times and three wins has a far better ring to it. Hopefully we can build on that."