United’s lack of experience a worry for Ferguson

THREE DAYS after he brutally jettisoned Roy Keane, Alex Ferguson has admitted Manchester United’s lack of experience is a major handicap to their dreams of Champions League glory.

While Keane has temporarily been reduced to walking his dog Triggs round the Cheshire countryside, without him, Ferguson’s youngsters must negotiate their way along a hazardous path to take their customary place in the knockout phase of Europe’s most prestigious club competition.

A single point from their two outings against Lille means United will crash out should an Old Trafford defeat to Villarreal tonight be accompanied by a triumph for the French side over Benfica at the Stade de France.