Does our fantastic performance against City last month give the players plenty of confidence going in to this tie?

“Yes I think so and I think how we performed will be in the players’ minds and that we can do it. We could have and should have been three or four goals up at half-time in that game because some of the quick attacks we had were brilliant. But then we know we’re playing against a top team who have really set the standards over the last few years and they’ve raised the bar. It’s up to us to use these games and learn from the ones in which we did well. Last season we weren’t that good but there were still positives from some of those as well. Am sure the boys will be confident.”

Our counter-attacking was devastating in the game in December – do you think Pep might be planning how to stop that?

“He’s a master with his tactics. He’s had his team now for a few years and I’m not sure he’s going to change that much, but that will be up to him. We’re learning and we know what worked. Traditionally we are a team that attacks quickly. It doesn’t matter where you win the ball, it might be high up or low but it’s that transition of attacking. Counterattacking sounds negative but to win the ball in order to be able to attack means you need to defend well and hopefully at Old Trafford we can have more of the ball and also be decisive when we attack.”