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Man Utd's O'Shea wary of dangerous Schalke

Manchester United defender John O'Shea knows very well how much of a threat the German club FC Schalke can pose ahead of tomorrow night's Champions League semi-final first leg.

The Red Devils meet the competition surprise packets at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen and O'Shea is expecting a similar performance to what the Germans have produced to get themselves this far.

But the Irishman also feels that it is about time United showed the world why they are consistently a chance in Europe's premier club competition.

"We have to make sure we show them our history, why we have got to finals, why we have won them, why we have been in this situation many times before," he said.

"We have to impose ourselves whilst understanding the threats they have, which we will have to cope with.

"Schalke have reached a Champions League semi-final. They have got to be a good team," he added.

"We are favourites, which adds a bit of pressure but any side who can score so many goals against Inter Milan has to have something about them.

"We have to use our experience to quieten their crowd down. An away goal is always nice but it is not the be all and end all.

"We know if we are in sight when we come back to Old Trafford, we will have a great chance."

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