Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits their Club World Cup campaign has taken it's toll.

"A lot of us are finding it difficult and struggling to sleep," the United manager said. "Towards the end of the semi-final on Thursday there were signs that jet-lag was having an effect on the players, the game was very open and loose in the last 20 minutes, but I think we will be in a better physical condition for the final. It is difficult to say what the impact will be when we get back home.

"Hopefully we will have enough recovery time to produce at Stoke. After the Inter-Continental Cup in 1999 we went back home and beat Everton 5-1 three days later, so who is to say what might happen? But we know we do have a task on our hands when we get back."