Ferreira: Porto under no pressure

PORTO coach Jesualdo Ferreira insists he would not swap places with Alex Ferguson and has vowed to go for Manchester United’s jugular tonight.

The Portuguese champions claimed a creditable 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Old Trafford but know they face another stern examination from Ferguson’s team if they are to reach the last four.

They must also cope without the presence of Ferreira in the technical area after UEFA last night handed him a one-match touchline ban — reduced from two on appeal — for his gesticulating at the referee during February 24’s last-16 clash with Atletico Madrid.

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