Fergie reveals Utd hunger

The first final to be played at the lavish new Wembley stadium on Saturday pits newly-crowned Premiership champions United against the team they dislodged from the throne.

It is Chelsea's opportunity for a small element of revenge but Ferguson will expect United's winning habit to come to the fore as they look to add to their record tally of 11 FA Cup wins and complete a fourth league-and-cup double under his command.

"I am acutely aware that on the one side you have a wounded animal who have lost the league to us," Ferguson said.

"On the other hand you have got a team with confidence, and I just have to make sure there is no distinction between the two teams in terms of the desire to win. I think that will be important.

"To do the double again would be fantastic for us. The big pressure was on us to win the league. That was the priority for us given the fact Chelsea had steamrollered the league the previous two years.

"It was a fantastic performance by us to win it. Now we hope with the confidence we had from that, we will go on and enjoy ourselves on Saturday and perform really well.

"If we do perform we have a massive chance."

Ferguson does not anticipate many goals and while he predicts a match to live up to its billing, unsurprisingly all he is really concerned about is winning and confirming United's status as the top team in the country.

"I expect a good game. I think both teams will rise to the occasion," he commented. "I think both teams will play good football.

"There won't be a lot in it. There have never been a lot of goals between the two sides in serious games so I don't expect a lot of goals. Hopefully we have enough in our locker to get it.

"[But] I don't think it matters at the end of the day to the winning team how they achieve it."

Ferguson pointed to the 1996 triumph over Liverpool, when Eric Cantona scored with five minutes left to secure a 1-0 win for the Red Devils.

"I go back to 1996 - it was a poor final but winning it, I thought it was the best final ever. That is the name of the game on Saturday."