David Moyes sees this year's UEFA Champions League as an
opportunity for Manchester United to win the competition.
Moyes' men take on Olympiacos in Greece on Tuesday in the
first leg of their round-of-16 tie, and the Scot talked up his side's chances
of claiming a fourth title come May.
"I see this as an opportunity to try and win the
competition," he said.
"We have to go as far as we possibly can and win it,
if possible. But we first have to get through this tie."
Despite indifferent domestic form, United have had a
strong European campaign thus far, but Moyes acknowledged they faced a stiff
test against an Olympiacos side that is sweeping all before them in the Greek
Super League - currently sitting 20 points clear at the summit.
"I'm looking forward to the game, I really enjoy
these games," he said.
"To win the group was an advantage. I'm looking
forward to a really tough game against Olympiacos. We have to play well to
qualify.
"Olympiacos have done very well against Paris
Saint-Germain and Benfica. They came through a difficult group and are tough at
home. It is a tough game."
Moyes confirmed that defensive duo Jonny Evans and Phil
Jones had not travelled, but Wayne Rooney says he and his teammates come into
the game in form and are harbouring ambitions of winning the competition.
"We've got the quality to go far," he said.
"The aim is to get a result. Of late, our
performances have been good. We're playing well and we've improved and our form
in the Champions League has been excellent so far.
"You normally need a bit of luck to go through but
we have the quality in our team to go far, so hopefully we can do that.
"Every player wants to win trophies. I'm no
different."
Culled from Soccerway
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