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[b]Could Manchester United really receive a Champions League reprieve? Hannah Duncan explains why such a move would be completely wrong.[/b] Cards on the table, as an ardent Chelsea fan I found it rather amusing when [b]Manchester United[/b] were knocked out of the Champions League group stages by FC Basel two weeks ago. I watched the game, fully expecting a typical display where Sir Alex Ferguson's side get the result they need with relative ease, casting disappointment across England (except those lovely folk in Torquay, Buckinghamshire and other areas where United are popular). But on this occasion, there was no gallant performance or lucky 98th minute equaliser and the English champions crashed out at the group stages for just the third time in 17 years. But news broke earlier...