Taylor predicts no riot

UEFA general secretary David Taylor is confident there will be no repeat of the rioting which marred the UEFA Cup final when the Champions League reaches its climax on Wednesday.

Chelsea and Manchester United fans are set to descend on Moscow for the first all-English final in the competition and Taylor predicts tough policing will quell the threat of huge public disorder. He said: "We are never complacent but certainly we are confident there will not be the same vast numbers (of fans) that there were in Manchester.

"We've had lots and lots of meetings with the (Russian) security authorities and they have been very helpful, even allowing fans to use Red Square itself."