Sir Alex Ferguson believes his Manchester United side and Saturday's opponents Barcelona share the same philosophy.
The Reds' 2011 pre-season tour of the United States comes to a climax with an intriguing clash against May's Champions League final conquerors at Washington DC's FedExField.
And while Sir Alex is happy to concede his team are currently second best to the Spanish giants, he's relishing a reunion with a club whose coaching ethos he has always admired.
"It's not just about the football team - it's the philosophy, what they believe in, how they coach, how they produce young players," he said at his pre-match press conference in DC.
"We have the same drive ourselves to produce young players. If I thought they'd play all their young players on Saturday then I'd play all mine and it would be a fascinating game.
"In everyone's mind they're the best team currently in the world. I'm quite happy to be second place at this moment in time. Our challenge is to get to that level. It's a game we look forward to."
French defender Patrice Evra admits he's still hurting from the Wembley loss to the Catalans, saying: "I give Barcelona a lot of respect but [the defeat] is fresh in my mind and I'd like to play against them again in the Champions League final and win."
"For the moment they are the best team in the world. It's difficult for us to accept that because we want to be the best team in the world. That's why we want to play against Barcelona and make sure we beat them. It will be a tough test but we've had good preparation and we want to play a game like this."
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