cEvra warns Manchester United to be ruthless

Group stageTuesday Sp.Moscow vs Celtic 18:00 SS3Juventus vs Sh. Donetsk 20:45Nordsjælland vs Chelsea

Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Patrice Evra says United have to shrug off the Tottenham defeat quickly. Net photo.

Group stageTuesday Sp.Moscow vs Celtic 18:00 SS3Juventus vs Sh. Donetsk 20:45Nordsjælland vs Chelsea     Valencia vs LilleBATE Borisov vs Bayern 20:45 SS61907 Cluj vs Man United 20:45 SS3Galatasaray vs SC BragaBenfica vs Barcelona 20:45 SS7LONDON – Chelsea and Manchester United face away day tests in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, seeking victories which will nudge both closer to the last 16.Despite their status as defending champions, Chelsea cannot be complacent having already dropped two home points to Juventus, though they should make good the shortfall with success at Danish Group E minnows Nordsjaelland.Juve fans, meanwhile, will expect to see their side, who came back from 2-0 down in London, sit atop the group come Tuesday night after tackling Shakhtar Donetsk in Turin.Buoyed by their win Saturday at Arsenal, which cemented a three-point lead in the English Premier League, Chelsea are clearly on song despite the fallout from the John Terry ‘racism’ case.In contrast, while Chelsea rule at home but have ground to make up in Europe after Donetsk pocketed an expected win over Nordsjaelland in their opener, the boot is on the other foot for Manchester United.United’s confidence dentAlex Ferguson’s side may have done the minimum expected of them in dispatching Turkey’s Galatasaray in their Group H opener at Old Trafford.But two defeats in six league games - including a first home loss to Tottenham in 23 years on Saturday - have left the three-time European champions four points off the pace in the league and dented confidence ahead of their trip to Romania’s Cluj.Cluj coach Ioan Andone will be feeling it could just be third time lucky for him as he locks horns with Ferguson for the third time in his career.Andone was in charge at Dinamo Bucharest when United beat them in a 2004/05 qualifying tie and he also turned out for his country 26 years ago when Scotland, then briefly managed by Ferguson, ran out 3-0 winners in a friendly international.Having exited at the group stage last season United will not make the mistake of underestimating the Romanians, who have already banked three away points following their success at Portugal’s Braga.French veteran defender Patrice Evra says United have to shrug off the Tottenham reverse quickly.