New Delhi: As Manchester United prepare for a third Champions League final in four years, anyone who's not a Barcelona fan should be hoping for a United win on May 28 at Wembley.
If you support a club that does not have world's best player like Lionel Messi and six of Spain's World Cup-winning team in their ranks, a win for the Red Devils here against Barcelona would give hope to every side in the country.
Barcelona have completely dominated the Europe in past few seasons and are touted as the one of the best team in the history to play football. The likes of Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Villa, Pedro have just ran over any opponents they have faced.
But Manchester United and neutral fans should hope that United win just because of one simple reason - Sir Alex Ferguson has already proved this season that teams win football matches, not with star names but with the hard work and winning mentality.
On one hand where clubs like Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid spend big bucks to sign big names, Fergie has sticked to his policies, morales and continues to stack up the silverware whoever he plays.
United have done this in past, player comes and goes at the Theatre of Dreams, but their golden era never came to an end. The success at United wasn't over when Eric Cantona retired in 1997 or David Beckham left in 2003.
Manchester United proved it this year they don't need Cristiano Ronaldo or Carlos Tevez to win the league or to reach the Champions League final. United have been tereffic this year and has reached the Champions League final and won the English Premier League with a side that critics have called mediocre.
This may be difficult for fans of rival teams to swallow; naturally, they have grown jealous of United's success under Fergie but now neutral fans also want that Barcelona's golden period should end, at least for one or two seasons.
Barcelona themselves have shown Real Madrid that spending huge sums doesn't guarantee success and have been so outstanding that United are, for once seen as the underdogs.
To beat an outstanding Barcelona team would represent, more than any other victory, Sir Alex Ferguson's crowning glory at the club and offer a blueprint for other managers to recognise the secret to his success and end Barcelona's domination.
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