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BBC Sports
What now for humiliated Ferguson?
Sir Alex Ferguson arrived in Lisbon carrying the weight of Manchester United's glorious past - and left with his Old Trafford future in question.


Premier League.com
UNITED CRASH OUT OF EUROPE
Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League and had the safety net of the UEFA Cup ripped away as well on a miserable night at the Stadium of Light.


Sky Sports
Manchester United have been dumped out of the UEFA Champions League after a 2-1 defeat to Benfica that exposed all the frailties of a side and club in transition and very much no longer one of Europe's super-powers.

The Sun
ALEX FERGUSON’S future as Manchester United manager is in doubt after they crashed out of Europe. Defeat in Lisbon left United BOTTOM of Group D.


Daily Express
United's Lisbon exit leaves axe hovering over Ferguson
Manchester United's exit from European football is a savage blow that will be felt keenly in the club's boardroom and may end manager Alex Ferguson's 19 years in charge.


Daily Mirror
LIGHTS OUT
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: BENFICA 2 MAN UTD 1 United dumped from Champions League.. shell-shocked Fergie left clinging to his job


Daily Telegraph
rkness descended on Manchester United and their manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, at the Stadium of Light last night, and it was impossible to escape the conviction that the distinguished Scot had entered the twilight days of his United reign.


The Guardian
This night at the home of Benfica will be the image of Ferguson's end. United hurled themselves on in a quest for an equaliser that never came.


The Independent
In a grimly logical conclusion to what became the "group of death" for Manchester United, the scene of one of their most glorious performances in European football turned into the stadium of blight last night.