Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is relishing a titanic Champions League quarterfinal against Barcelona after the clubs were paired in Friday’s draw.
The tie takes Solskjaer back to the scene of his greatest triumph at the Nou Camp, where he scored the winner in the 1999 final against Bayern Munich.
In the other quarterfinals, Manchester City meet Tottenham, Liverpool face unfancied Porto and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus take on Ajax.
Solskjaer is backing United to pull off another momentous result against Lionel Messi’s Barca, following the sensational comeback win over Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16.
He says: “It’s these games our fans and this club crave. We’re looking forward to this one. We had the final against them in 2009 and 2011 and the semifinal in 2008 when Scholesy [Paul Scholes] scored.
“We want these games against the biggest clubs. “We’ve shown against PSG we can beat a top team. We can go all the way, but you’ve got to be lucky and good along the way.
“The confidence in the players, it’s sky high... It had to be [Barcelona].”