Fergusons ready to do battle
United's pre-season friendly against Peterborough will hold special
significance in the Ferguson household, as Sir Alex locks
managerial horns with son Darren for the first time.
The Posh have a star-studded pre-season lined up, as they also host
Celtic and Liverpool before the start of the new campaign, but it's
United's visit on 4 August which holds the greater allure for
Ferguson.
"Its going to be a great game for the club and the fans," Darren
told ManUtd.com. "Weve got a good pre-season, with Celtic and
Liverpool as well. Uniteds probably the biggest one, and were all
looking forward to it.
"I think weve already sold 7,000 tickets so the fans are looking
forward to it too. United are playing Doncaster the night before,
but my dad said hes going to bring as many as he can, and even if
theyre not playing hell bring some of the big hitters along to
show their faces.
"Hes got a huge squad and theyre all top quality players. Whoever
they do play, we know its going to be a good game and well have
our work cut out for us, because obviously United keep the ball
better than teams in our league."
Although the match is inconsequential in terms of points and
prizes, Darren concedes that he and his father will both be keen to
secure victory.
"Obviously its a friendly, but its a week before both teams start
their season," he said. "So theres going to be a serious element
to it. United have the Community Shield the day after, but Ive
spoken to him and hes going to be playing as strong a team as
possible.
"Itll be a good exercise and a lot of it at that stage of the
season is about fitness. I dont think itll be too serious, but
theres no doubt well both want to win though, thatll never
change!"
