United can learn from battling Barca

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Alex Ferguson’s search for clues on how to topple Real Madrid need extend no further than Real’s tormentor-in-chief Zinedine Zidane.

The French man was a forlorn, frustrated figure on Saturday night as the world and European club champions were held to a 1-1 draw by a battling Barcelona, who made a mockery of the 24 points that separate the fierce rivals in Spain’s Primera Liga.

Zidane succumbed to Barca’s plan to close him and his team-mates down as quickly and aggressively as possible.