Pelatih United Sir Alex Ferguson menyatakan gembira dengan hasil itu kendati ia menyatakan pemain sayap dari Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo, kelihatan lebih bersinar dalam latihan ketimbang dalam permainan yang sebenarnya.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was both delighted with the result and to have something to complain about - in this case claims that Portuguese wing Cristiano Ronaldo had had a laser shone in his eyes in the warm-up before the match.