Just outside Old Trafford's Europa Suite, a matter of yards away from Sir Alex Ferguson as the 70-year-old discusses his 17th consecutive Champions League campaign, is a corridor framed by pictures of previous forays onto the continent.

There are images of Mark Hughes and Eric Cantona, two of the warriors of Ferguson's first great side, scrapping with Galatasaray. They were the days when United were greeted at the Ali Sami Yen stadium by banners proclaiming 'Welcome to Hell'. It was an ...

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