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-Ruud van Nistelrooy´s two goals in United´s match against Olympique Lyon took him to 39 European goals and two records.
-He is the highest scoring Manchester United player ever in Europe with 30, overtaking Denis Law´s previous record of 28.
-He is the highest scoring Dutch player ever in Europe overtaking Rob Rensenbrink´s 37. Patrick Kluivert has also now scored 37 after his two Uefa Cup goals for Newcastle United.
-Paul Scholes shares the record for most Champions League goals by an Englishman ( 18) with Andy Cole. Scholes could move clear of Cole if he nets against Fenerbahce.
-Ruud van Nistelrooy ( 36), Ryan Giggs ( 19), Ole Gunnar Solskjær ( 19) and Roy Keane ( 12) are also top scorers for their nationalities.
-Ryan Giggs became only the third player ever to play 600 matches ( all competitions) for Manchester United when he played against Liverpool on Monday, 20 September.
-Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been in charge for all 102 matches that his team have played in the Champions League. No manager has more games in the competition under their belt.