But the United boss expects that they could face a tough test at the Stade Velodrome.
United won and lost one when the two sides met in the same competition in the 1999/00 season.
“I remember the games well. We won 2-1 at Old Trafford, but lost 1-0 over there,” Ferguson told MUTV.
“Everyone thought we might get one of the Milan sides because we’ve faced them quite a few times in the last few years, but we got Marseille in the draw rehearsal and it proved right.
“Marseille are a handful at their own ground, their fantastic atmosphere and incredible support guarantees that. They’ve had a good change in fortunes in the last two or three years, after a dry spell, and think it’ll be a difficult tie.”
“(Former Chelsea midfielder) Didier Deschamps is the coach there, and they’ve got one of our old players in Gabriel Heinze so it’ll be nice to see him.”
