Rio: Lyon will be tough

Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand believes that Lyon will be a tough prospect in tonight's Champions League match. Ferdinand is confident Man Utd can get a clean sheet.

“We expect a tough game and they’ve got this far in the competition for a reason: they’re a very good side. The manager’s drilled us and we’re well informed about Lyon. We’ve seen bits on the television and we played them a couple of years ago.

“If we can score an away goal then we’re halfway there, as long as we don’t concede more than one or two ourselves. But our aim is to keep a clean sheet – that will really make life easier in the return leg.

“Last season we reached the semi final and were knocked out by the eventual winners. This time we want to go one or two better than that.

“But there are some big teams standing in our way – the first one’s Lyon. It’s going to be difficult but I think we have the players to achieve things in Europe this season.”