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\"Man Ferguson will come face-to-face with Villas-Boas on 18 September<\/span> <\/p>\n

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says he believes Chelsea will be challenging for honours next season under new coach Andre Villas-Boas.<\/p>\n

Villas-Boas, 33, was appointed in June and Ferguson expects the Portuguese to fight United hard for the title.<\/p>\n

“It is a big step for Chelsea and an enormous challenge,” said Ferguson. “But he knows the club and has been there before, that’s an advantage.<\/p>\n

“We expect Chelsea to be challenging for honours again.”<\/p>\n

Villas-Boas was a surprise appointment at Stamford Bridge in June, the former FC Porto coach taking over from Carlo Ancelotti, who was sacked at the end of last season.<\/p>\n

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I was 32 when I started but I was managing a wee team in Scotland<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson<\/span><\/div>\n

Villas-Boas, who led Porto to a league, cup and Europa League treble last season – his first campaign in charge at the Estadio do Dragao – was in Jose Mourinho’s backroom staff when the Real Madrid boss was in charge at Chelsea from 2004-07.<\/p>\n

Ferguson, who led his team to yet another Premier League title in May, added: “He has a very experienced bunch of players there and for a young manager having to go to a club of that size, experienced players are a help to him.<\/p>\n

“It is a strong possibility that he will have enough staff to overcome that type of move.”<\/p>\n

Ferguson’s first job in management was at Scottish side East Stirling in the 1970s when he was the same age as Villas-Boas, the Glaswegian collecting only \u00a340-per-week having been employed on a part-time basis.<\/p>\n

But he said their careers were nothing like the same: “I was 32 when I started but I was managing a wee Second Division team in Scotland.<\/p>\n

“All I had was a physio. I has no assistant manager or anything like that. He also has the advantage, irrespective of his age, of having the staff he wants to have.”<\/p>\n

Chelsea meet Manchester United for the first time next season when they play in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Sunday 18 September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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