The 50-year-old Italian guided AC Milan to victories in 2003 and 2007 as manager and won it twice as a player with the club in 1989 and 1990.

BBC: Carlo Ancelotti

United take on AC Milan on Wednesday at Old Trafford with a 3-2 first-leg advantage, while Chelsea trail Inter Milan 2-1 ahead of the return fixture at Stamford Bridge on 16 March.

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Holland too has suffered at the hands of soccer yobs and in Italy mounting trouble came to a head in 1995 when a 24-year-old Genoa fan was stabbed to death by an AC Milan supporter.

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