| Sir Alex Ferguson will have to do something he has managed just
once in 13 meetings and defeat Jose Mourinho after a masterful Manchester
United display went unrewarded after a goalless draw in the San
Siro.
Despite a succession of clear chances, including one in the last
seconds that Cristiano Ronaldo cannoned into Julio Cesar's chest,
a vital away goal would not come.
So while Sir Alex Ferguson's men will be confident of getting a
goal in the second leg at Old Trafford, they remain vulnerable to
Mourinho's guile.
It was expected a meeting between the undisputed kings of Italy
and England would be a keenly-fought affair with little give on
either side.
In fact the first half turned out to be a landslide in every respect
but the scoreboard.
The sheer speed of United's movement caught Inter napping almost
as much as Ferguson's decision to leave Wayne Rooney on the bench.
Their swift snappy passing, allied to movement off the ball gave
Inter a problem they struggled to solve. Indeed, they would not
have managed it without an outstanding individual performance from
Julio Cesar.
Brazilian goalkeepers may have been derided down the years but
no-one was complaining among a noisy and increasingly agitated home
contingent as Cesar made a string of saves to keep United at bay.
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