BRING ON UNITED! It's Strach v Fergie again.CELTIC Celt·ic also Kelt·ic n. A subfamily of the Indo-European language family comprising the Insular and the Continental branches. adj. Of or relating to the Celtic people and languages. will face familiar foes Manchester United in this season's Champions League group stage. The Scottish champions were also drawn yesterday with Villarreal of Spain and Champions League debutants AaB Aalborg of Denmark in Group E. Celtic chairman John Reid John Reid may refer to:
Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. It is the home ground of Celtic Football Club. on November 5. Celtic boss Gordon Strachan
Gordon David Strachan /strɔ:n/ OBE (born 9 February 1957, in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish football player, and is now a football (right) pitted his wits against Sir Alex Ferguson two seasons ago, losing 3-2 at Old Trafford and winning 1-0 in Glasgow to qualify for the last 16. United's chief executive David Gill said: "The games against Celtic will be huge. I am sure the players and the fans are all looking forward to be huge. I am sure the players and the fans are all looking forward to what will be the highlight of the fixture calendar." Celtic striker Scott McDonald insists Celtic have nothing to fear from their Group E opponents. "I think we always love to draw the champions of Europe as we did last year," he said. "I think there's a few similarities from the last time we had Man United in 2006. I believe we also had a Danish team, Copenhagen, that time round. "Hopefully, all these things add up to good things and get us through to the next round again." As for the United matches, he added: "They're going to be fantastic games, obviously. "Two teams, Scotland and England, the rivalry already. In recent years, we played against them and we got a victory over them once and they beat us at their ground as well. "It all bodes well for a great atmosphere and great game as well and hopefully we can give that to the public." McDonald accepts United are favourites to top the group, making the games against Villarreal crucial to Celtic's hopes. "They're massive. I think the Aalborg games are, too," he said. "Most games we go into, we're probably underdogs. There will probably be a bit of added pressure in the Aalborg ties." Chairman Reid said: "It's a big one, isn't it? "We seem to make a habit of drawing the European champions! It's fabulous for Celtic fans." CAPTION(S): HAPPY Celtic chief John Reid |
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