Roma coach Luciano Spalletti has
had a dig at Sir Alex Ferguson after Francesco Totti's double
against Udinese.
Manchester United will meet the Italian side in the quarter-finals
of the UEFA Champions League in early April.
Following last Friday's draw for the quarter-finals, Ferguson
revealed his excitement at facing Roma for the first time in
European competition.
He nominated Daniele de Rossi and Alessandro Mancini as 'great
players' for the Italians, but did not mention their talismanic
captain Totti.
And Totti's omission from Ferguson's thoughts drew a response from
Roma chief Spalletti after Sunday's win over Udinese.
Spalletti quipped: "Now Ferguson will also be aware of him in
Manchester!"
Totti's brace kept him at the top of the Serie A scoring charts for
the season and he was rewarded with further praise from his
coach.
"Francesco is living in a moment in which he does everything,"
added Spalletti. "He also scored with his head.
"The penalty? Francesco always scores those that count."
