Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been singled out for praise by Sir Alex Ferguson after his heroics against Manchester United.
United took a big step towards reaching the Champions League final for the third time in four years after securing a 2-0 win at the Veltins Arena on Tuesday night.
The 25-year-old made a string of fine saves to keep Ferguson's men at bay for nearly 70 minutes before Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney found the net in a three minute spell to put United firmly on course for a place in the final at Wembley.
"In my time at United it's the finest display of goalkeeping against us," Ferguson told a press conference.
"I'm sure there have been other feats but tonight I saw a really good one. He was incredible.
"We were getting frustrated towards the end of the first-half after Neuer made another save from Ryan. I could see our players started walking back and I sensed a bit of frustration. That was something I had to address at half-time.
"But the Chicharito (Javier Hernández) goal that was disallowed for offside was the straw that broke the camel's back. That took away the frustration of the players because they knew they could actually beat the guy even if it was not easy."
Neuer has been linked with a move to Old Trafford as a replacement for Edwin van der Sar but is expected to join Bayern Munich this summer.
Asked whether he would make any effort to sign Neuer in the wake of his performance, Ferguson said: "I think we know (he's going to Bayern)."
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United took a big step towards reaching the Champions League final for the third time in four years after securing a 2-0 win at the Veltins Arena on Tuesday night.
But only an excellent display from Neuer kept the scoreline respectable as the Germany international underlined just why he is rated as one of Europe's best in his position.
The 25-year-old made a string of fine saves to keep Ferguson's men at bay for nearly 70 minutes before Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney found the net in a three minute spell to put United firmly on course for a place in the final at Wembley.
"In my time at United it's the finest display of goalkeeping against us," Ferguson told a press conference.
"I'm sure there have been other feats but tonight I saw a really good one. He was incredible.
"We were getting frustrated towards the end of the first-half after Neuer made another save from Ryan. I could see our players started walking back and I sensed a bit of frustration. That was something I had to address at half-time.
"But the Chicharito (Javier Hernández) goal that was disallowed for offside was the straw that broke the camel's back. That took away the frustration of the players because they knew they could actually beat the guy even if it was not easy."
Neuer has been linked with a move to Old Trafford as a replacement for Edwin van der Sar but is expected to join Bayern Munich this summer.
Asked whether he would make any effort to sign Neuer in the wake of his performance, Ferguson said: "I think we know (he's going to Bayern)."
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