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Aalborg's stand-in coach Allan Kuhn is confident Liverpool, not Manchester United will win the Champions League this season.
Kuhn takes his team to Old Trafford for the final game of a 12-match stint in charge following the dismissal of Bruce Rioch.
Aalborg are unbeaten during Kuhn's time in office, a run he does concede might end against the European Cup holders.
But when asked whether he thought United would successfully defend their crown in Rome next year, Kuhn's response was emphatic.
"No. They won't win it again,'' he said. "Liverpool will. I am a Liverpool fan, so that is what I hope will happen.
"Manchester United are a great side, but I think it will be more difficult for them this time. Maybe they got a little luck with the John Terry penalty.
"You do need luck to win the Champions League, but there are a lot of great teams around to give them a fight.''
Kuhn brings a confident squad to Old Trafford but does bemoan the loss of former Wigan star Andreas Johansson to suspension - because it costs Aalborg some of the little European experience they do have.
However, captain Thomas Augustinussen is promising United a much sterner test than they received in Denmark when the visitors ran away with the game.
Augustinussen hardly helped with one major blunder in the 3-0 loss.
Yet overall, he feels life at Aalborg has improved markedly since the change in manager.
"We haven't lost a game since Allan came in,'' said Augustinussen. "Some small details have been changed, which means our defence is better. That means our attack has improved as well.
"Our confidence is much higher and has kept improving since Allan took over.
"We are a better team - there is no doubt about that. We have so much self-belief. We feel we can beat any team in the world.''
Rather surprisingly given his record in charge, Kuhn - who used to be Rioch's assistant - will return to his job as number two on January 1 when Magnus Pehrsson arrives from GAIS Gothenburg on a three-year contract.M
Aalborg's stand-in coach Allan Kuhn is confident Liverpool, not Manchester United will win the Champions League this season.
Kuhn takes his team to Old Trafford for the final game of a 12-match stint in charge following the dismissal of Bruce Rioch.
Aalborg are unbeaten during Kuhn's time in office, a run he does concede might end against the European Cup holders.
But when asked whether he thought United would successfully defend their crown in Rome next year, Kuhn's response was emphatic.
"No. They won't win it again,'' he said. "Liverpool will. I am a Liverpool fan, so that is what I hope will happen.
"Manchester United are a great side, but I think it will be more difficult for them this time. Maybe they got a little luck with the John Terry penalty.
"You do need luck to win the Champions League, but there are a lot of great teams around to give them a fight.''
Kuhn brings a confident squad to Old Trafford but does bemoan the loss of former Wigan star Andreas Johansson to suspension - because it costs Aalborg some of the little European experience they do have.
However, captain Thomas Augustinussen is promising United a much sterner test than they received in Denmark when the visitors ran away with the game.
Augustinussen hardly helped with one major blunder in the 3-0 loss.
Yet overall, he feels life at Aalborg has improved markedly since the change in manager.
"We haven't lost a game since Allan came in,'' said Augustinussen. "Some small details have been changed, which means our defence is better. That means our attack has improved as well.
"Our confidence is much higher and has kept improving since Allan took over.
"We are a better team - there is no doubt about that. We have so much self-belief. We feel we can beat any team in the world.''
Rather surprisingly given his record in charge, Kuhn - who used to be Rioch's assistant - will return to his job as number two on January 1 when Magnus Pehrsson arrives from GAIS Gothenburg on a three-year contract.M