Man United march on despite shaky displays

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson avoided superlatives to describe Tuesday's performance in a 2-1 aggregate win over Olympique Marseille that put them in the quarter-finals as his side once again did just enough to keep their noses in front.

"Fine", "OK" and "we hung on" were his assessment after United's defensive vulnerability and lack of adequate cover for key injuries showed in a tie won thanks to two goals from livewire Javier Hernandez after a 0-0 draw in the first leg.

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