"At this moment in time there isn't an outstanding side in the tournament. There is nobody you could make a favourite," he said in
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"The only team showing something, whether it is because of AC Milan's poor start and the fact Juventus aren't in Serie A, is Inter.
"They are running away with their league. But it is difficult to judge them. Maybe they are there by default because it is not a real Italian League without Juventus (Juve were relegated after a match-fixing scandal).
"Lyon were doing well in
"We are doing it with a great goal surge about us. We are well ahead of most teams in the goalscoring department.
"The amount of goals is an area in which we say the Premiership is the best league in
"So there is good evidence for me to be encouraged and optimistic about this season's progress.
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"Last season we just weren't good enough. We have to get back to the consistency of the previous decade when we consistently got to quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final."