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Man. Utd ready for away tie with Bayern Munich

2010-03-30 09:33 BJT

With European domestic football now entering the business end of the season, it's no surprise the games are coming thick and fast for some of the continents top clubs. In a match up of 1999's Champions League cup final, Manchester United are away to German club Bayern Munich in the first leg quarter final crunch clash.

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (L) and Rio Ferdinand (2nd L) warming up during a training session in Munich March 29, 2010. Bayern Munich are set to play Manchester United in a Champions League quarter-final soccer match on Tuesday.REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (L) and Rio Ferdinand (2nd L) 
warming up during a training session in Munich March 29, 2010. 
Bayern Munich are set to play Manchester United in a Champions 
League quarter-final soccer match on Tuesday.REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
 (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Sir Alex Ferguson joined his players for preparation on the pitch at the Allianz Arena. Ferguson was able to rest his prize asset - Wayne Rooney - and defender Rio Ferdinand, while the rest of the team won 4-0 at Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier league in the weekend just gone and maintain their one point gap at the top of the table. Ferguson - He's coy over how he sees the result going.

Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United manager says, "I respect Bayern Munich. As I have said, I have a great admiration for them as a club. And that is what you're playing, you're playing history. Teams with history have a certain pride and we've got to compete against that tomorrow. And not to forget what kind of history they've got."