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Michael Carrick (two), Cristiano Ronaldo (two), Wayne Rooney, Alan Smith and Patrice Evra got the goals on a magical night at Old Trafford to beat Roma 8-3 on aggregate and set up a showdown against either AC Milan or Bayern Munich in the last four.

United manager Ferguson said: "The fact that three English teams (United, Chelsea and Liverpool) should be in the semi-finals probably makes our league the best in Europe. The competitive nature and the quality of the English game has improved over the seasons."

Carrick's goal after 11 minutes set the tone and it was United's biggest win in Europe since 1968 when they defeated Republic of Ireland side Waterford by a similar margin.

Ferguson said: "We never expected to win 7-1 but the quality of our game was so high.

"It was a fantastic performance. Our speed of play and penetration was superb. It was a special night and every one of our goals were quality. We did our job against a very good team.

"The early goal gave us the confidence to go at Roma and that's absolutely the best night of European football we've had here. The scoreline tells you that."