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Article: Football: FERGIE WINS PHONEY WAR; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP E: RANGERS 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Neville sinks Rangers to claim British crown .. but United won't worry Real Euro rivals.(Sport)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 23, 2003
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Byline: Martin Lipton CHIEF FOOTBALL WRITER
GOOD ENOUGH to carry the day in Britain. Nowhere near good enough to conquer Europe.
Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to return to Glasgow in triumph, whatever that meant for his protege Alex McLeish.
But while Manchester United flew back over Hadrian's Wall last night with the three points they needed, it was hard to detect a side that will be parading the biggest prize of all in Gelsenkirchen in May.
In the end, just as Fergie anticipated, United overcame the passions of Ibrox with the same simple determination that they have ...