Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Manchester United's 0-0 draw with Marseille was a 'dangerous' result but has backed his side to progress to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
The Red Devils left the Stade Velodrome with honours even after an uninspiring encounter against the French champions in the first leg of their last-16 encounter.
Ferguson accepted that the contest was far from thrilling, but knows that victory on home turf will be enough to see United through to the last eight.
"The result is fine, I think it was a fair result,"the Scottish tactician said.
Simple
"I don't think Marseille presented any great problems to us in an attacking sense, they only had one strike on goal.
"I thought our two centre-backs were very good. In the first half both teams cancelled each other out. Nothing really happened in the match and I don't think it was a good match to watch.
"This sort of result can be dangerous if you concede a goal at home. But it's simple because if we win, we go through.
"It was a disappointing game but they (Marseille) were desperate not to concede a goal.
"But I also expected more of us offensively, as we didn't make the most of our chances when we got into good positions."
Good one
Marseille counterpart Didier Deschamps paid tribute to the efforts of his players but believes that the visitors will be happier with the scoreline.
Deschamps said:"I am very happy with my players because they have done their best tonight as Manchester United showed what a good team they are.
"Maybe we will have an opportunity to score in the second leg. It is not a bad result for us but it is a good one for United."
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