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Marseille coach Deschamps not writing off weakened Man Utd

Olympique Marseille coach Didier Deschamps has dismissed they're facing a weakened Manchester United.

Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs are both missing for tonight's Champions League game.

"The winning culture is part of the DNA at a club like Manchester United," said Deschamps.

"They always have talented players and people such as Nani, Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov can make the difference at any time.

"I have heard a lot about the style of play. But the most important thing is winning games.

"I concentrate on the fact they conceded one goal in six games. Maybe there is less fantasy about them than there was in the past but the Marseille team I was part of in 1993 wasn't the nicest and we still won the European Cup."

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