Park Ji-Sung has been promised a place in the Champions League
final as Michael Carrick urged his Manchester United team-mates to
go to Rome with a hat-trick of domestic titles under their
belts.
Park was heartbroken when Sir Alex Ferguson did not even include
him on the bench for last season’s final against Chelsea in
Moscow.
It caused a national outcry among United’s millions of fans in
Park’s native South Korea, while the player himself found it
difficult to face his parents.
But after his goal and energetic performance at the Emirates,
which followed his strike at Middlesbrough on Saturday, Ferguson
vowed to make it up to one of United’s less heralded heroes.
He said: “Ji was disappointed last year but I don’t think he’ll
be disappointed this time.We gave him a two-week rest and we saw
the results of that freshness.”
Carrick, meanwhile, says United must get Rome out of their minds
and refocus on securing the Premier League title.
He said: “We are confident. We’re winning football matches,
which builds confidence. We’re in good form but there is still work
to do before we go to Rome.”
