Judge us at end of season, says defiant Queiroz

A DEFIANT Carlos Queiroz emerged from the ashes of Manchester United’s European disaster and pleaded with fans to judge the Red Devils at the end of the season.

With Alex Ferguson attending a funeral and questions on the manager’s future declared off limits, instead of looking ahead to tomorrow’s visit of Everton, Queiroz was left to rake over the coals of United’s miserable Champions League exit.

The defeat to Benfica means there will be no European combat at Old Trafford during the second half of the season, the first time such a situation has occurred since 1995.