Ferguson hungry for more glory

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United begins its Champions League defense at home to Villarreal on Wednesday and manager Alex Ferguson has set his side the target of becoming the first team to retain the title since rule changes were implemented.

AC Milan was the last side to retain Europe's top trophy in 1990 but since the group stage format was introduced in 1992/93 nobody has matched them.

"The fact that no club has won it in successive seasons shows just how hard it is to win the thing in the first place. But I really do think we've got a great chance," Ferguson said this week.