The United manager went into the second leg of the last-16 tie – with his side trailing 2-0 from the first game in Athens – under pressure over his job because of the club's poor season. But Moyes gained much needed respite on a memorable night at Old Trafford thanks to a hat-trick from Robin van Persie.
It was the first time United had overturned a two-goal deficit in Europe for 30 years and, even though they are least favoured of the quarter-finalists with the bookmakers, Moyes was optimistic about their chances.
"I suppose we will be underdogs in the draw, but I genuinely believe this club is capable of winning it," he said. "If we show our capabilities, which we haven't done too often, we can be a match for any team. After Sunday's performance [the 3-0 home defeat by Liverpool], we needed to bounce back and we did it in style with this victory. It was a really good result in Europe, we came from two goals behind. It means we have got ourselves another two games in the Champions League, something we will really look forward to."Moyes dismissed reports that the club's owners were considering his position. "I'm not feeling any pressure from inside the club, it's coming from you people [the media]. We know the job we have to do, it's probably bigger than what I thought when I first came to the club," he said. "There are stories of this player falling out, or that one falling out, but it's rubbish. People are looking for reasons why we are not doing well but it is only because we have not been playing well."
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