Sagt efter Deportivo matchen

Efter Uniteds bravad i Spanien har det sagts mycket.

Gaz Neville:
"Deportivo will still have real hope that they can do something at Old Trafford" sa Neville. "We will really have to be on our toes because they are good on the counter attack."

"They’ll be disappointed about this game but they will still come at us next Wednesday with a lot of pace and aggression. We have to be on our guard because Deportivo are a really top side."

"They beat Real Madrid in the Bernebeu two weeks ago in the Spanish Cup final so they’ll have no fears about coming to Old Trafford."

"At times it was an excellent performance. One of the things you have to do in these games is to try and get an away goal and we’ve failed to do that in the last two years. But to get two away from home is fantastic."

"We didn’t score two in Munich against Bayern last season and didn’t score against Real in Madrid at all the year before that. If you don’t score in the away games then you are going to struggle because opponents can always pinch one at Old Trafford, which teams like Bayern and Real have done in the past."

"A clean sheet was important but scoring two was more important. To score twice in the away leg means that half the job is done. We have a lead going to Old Trafford and now we have to enjoy it and perform with the same discipline and level of performance from everyone again as we did here."

"We were so focused on this match. We realise we have slipped up in the first leg in the quarter-finals in the last two years. At Real people said 0-0 was a good result for us but we knew at the time that what we should have done was go over there and show we could hurt them. And 0-0 was a poor result."

"So we had to be positive right from the start in this one and we were. We dominated the first 20 minutes and got the goal."

"It was a wonderful goal from David Beckham. To produce that at that time for us was superb. Only he can hit them like that from that range. Our second was a good goal too. It was worked well."

"We could have scored a lot more than that. We rode our luck a little bit at times but you have to do that and we did it against Inter Milan in Italy in ’99 in that quarter- final."

"This result gives us confidence knowing we have beaten a real quality team on their own patch. They don’t get beaten a lot here and it is a good result for us."

"Our fans haven’t had too much to cheer in the last two seasons at this quarter-final stage and we have to put on a performance for them at Old Trafford as well as get the result, which is the most important thing."

Spanien säger:
"We must learn from what happened today for when we go to Old Trafford" sa mittfältaren Victor. "We began the game trying to score many goals. But we did not realize we were facing an opponent of great ability."

"We have few options of getting past them now - but we must try and take advantage of the 90 minutes we have left."

Mauro Silva sa: "We just didn't create anything in midfield. The first goal really settled things for them. We couldn't come back."

Djalminha summerade ihop ett och annat och sa:
"Manchester was superior, played better and there is nothing else necessary to say."


Deportvos Tristian var man nog att be om ursäkt för att ha sparkat ner David Beckham:
"I'm very sorry about what happened. It all happened very quickly."
"I'm delighted to hear David is not badly hurt - I must admit I thought it would be a lot worse.
"I have been worried about him all day. It really was just my enthusiasm - a moment when I lost my head.
"It is something that I am not proud of at all. Now I want to forget all about it."

Schysst, sportmanship...

Fergie glider in och lägger:
"It was a great performance and I'm very proud of the players,"
"I think it's a first-class performance. The energy and the attitude showed what we are capable of.
"I thought we should have won by three or four."

Nistelrooy vill också vara med och prata:
"It was a great performance, we did fantastic. It's a hard place to go but we defended and attacked as a team.
"We were very impressive, we scored two goals in the first half and had three more opportunities in the second."

Aron Bergehall2002-04-04 13:29:00

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