Get the latest United transfer window updates, pre-season news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Fabio has defended the 'controversial' Sir Alex Ferguson tactics that were picked apart by peak Barcelona during the 2011 Champions League final.
A decade on from that Wembley showpiece, some - including former United captain Wayne Rooney - suggested the 'suicidal' approach that night played right into the hands of the Catalan giants.
Goals from Pedro, Lionel Messi and David Villa did the damage beneath the famous arch. However, it might have been an entirely different story had United - who reached three UCL finals in four seasons between 2008 and 2011, losing to the same opponents in 2009 - had opened the
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