Didier Drogba believes Manchester United can emulate Chelsea's 2012 Champions League triumph.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who took over from Jose Mourinho in December, has lead United to the quarter-finals where they will Barcelona, thanks to a dramatic win over PSG in the previous round.
Under replacement boss Roberto Di Matteo, Drogba and Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena to claim their first Champions League trophy. And despite the odds being against United, Drogba has backed his former rivals to do the same.
"Did you know I was going to do that in 2012? I didn't. Not even me, I didn't know [I could]," Drogba told Goal at Geneva Motorshow, courtesy of Yokohama Tyres. "Maybe someone or a team will come up, a club like Manchester United.
"From what I saw [against PSG], I have to count on them. They have spirit and quality. They have this thing of having a manager who has won it and knows how to win; this is important. It is always something different when a manager has played at the club.
"He knows the spirit, and he knows everything about the club. The players respect that. That's exactly what happened with Di Matteo and us, and that's what is happening with Man Utd and Solskjaer.
"We don't go too far [with the comparison], but I see a little bit of what we did in 2012 because they won in a place where nobody expected them to win and in a very, very good way. So, it is interesting."
