FA Cup can make up for Champions League misery, says Solskjaer

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2007

MANCHESTER, England (AFP) — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists that Manchester United can ease their Champions League misery by clinching the League and FA Cup double against Chelsea on Saturday.

Premiership champions United face runners-up Chelsea in the first Cup Final at the rebuilt Wembley, with Sir Alex Ferguson chasing his fourth double as United manager.

But for their semi-final exit at the hands of AC Milan earlier this month, United would have been preparing for a possible Treble by facing Liverpool in the Champions League Final in Athens on May 23.

Despite the hammer blow of defeat against Milan, 1999 Champions League hero Solskjaer claims that the prospect of doing the double against Chelsea has cushioned the disappointment of their failure to close in...

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