Sir Alex: We Will Take On Anyone

United will surely be the team to avoid in the Champions League quarter-finals after crushing Milan 4-0 on the night, 7-2 on aggregate.

Sir Alex Ferguson will certainly not shudder at any last-eight prospect, having seen the way his rampant Reds tore the Rossoneri to shreds.

"With the kind of team I’ve got, it doesn’t matter who we play next," said the United manager. "When we play with that tempo, we’re difficult to play against. It was a real solid Manchester United performance."

The display after half-time particularly pleased Sir Alex, who acknowledged: "We got a break with an early goal in the second half and that effectively put Milan out. After that we played very, very well. It was a marvellous second-half performance."

Wayne Rooney's strike while the crowd were settling back into their seats set the tone for the latter period, and took his personal goals tally for the season to 30. Could he now go on and match Cristiano Ronaldo's famous 42 of two seasons ago?

"It’s a challenge," said Sir Alex. "I was happy he got to the thirty mark but Wayne keeps improving and he was sensational again tonight."

The manager was happy with all his troops but he reserved special praise for the way Ji-sung Park, the scorer of United's third goal, nullified Milan's playmaker.

"Park made a sacrifice, and showed intelligence and discipline. We needed that against Pirlo who’s a very good player for Milan."