UNITED ARE RUBBISH

'Manchester United couldn't get near us in the first leg. They were not expecting us to play like that and we completely dominated them, even though they have so many great stars compared to us. They were very disappointing in Porto and that's why we are convinced we will be going through to the next round. No one in the media believed we had a chance before the first leg, but now they are all talking about Porto.”

'This game at Old Trafford is without doubt the most important in Porto's history. We'll go there with the belief that we can win. We will not go to defend and hope for a draw. One goal may be the key to our progress and we will go for it.”

'We believe we can make the quarter-finals with attacking, stylish play. In fact, some of us have talked about Porto being in the Final this season. Why not, we have to believe this? If we play as well as we did in Porto and show the same concentration, heart and courage, we'll be fine.'

Costinha:

'Usually, Manchester United would be the favourites to beat us. They have a budget many times bigger than ours, but we have talent and the teamwork to surprise them. Our strength is our unity on the pitch. We'll need cool heads in Manchester but we can definitely do it.'

Jorge Costa:

'It was not at all easy in the first-leg, even though everyone said it was. We let in that early goal and made life difficult for us. Fortunately, though, we didn't lose our heads.We kept our calm and self-belief and deservedly won in the end. It has to be good for our morale to perform so well against a team of the calibre of Manchester United. You could sense the frustration of their players and their coach.'

Deco:

'We have a team of great players and know how to keep possession and keep the ball moving. We're very strong technically and proved it against Manchester United. It was good to have them chasing the ball all the time. That was the key to our success. We dominated and the result was a fair one.

'Now we have to repeat that performance in Manchester. One of our problems at the moment is that we don't have any attackers who like to get on the end of long balls. We have to play it short most of the time.'

Pedro Mendes:

'We knew the football we play could trouble them. We got our game plan right. We concentrated on passing to feet and did this to perfection. In the second-leg, anything is possible. We'll go to Manchester to win. We feel very confident of reaching the quarter-finals.'

Paul Ferreira:

'A 2-1 win was a good result but it could have been even better. In Porto we were in control of the game and played some very good football, but we could have made more of that domination and it will not be easy in England. We'll be playing on the ground of a great European side and we can spring a surprise.'