SIR ALEX FERGUSON: "We´ve been through a bad spell and when that happens, you´re points behind the leaders. We have young players who have got to find some consistency. That´s what happens when you play young players. They have been carrying the team for weeks, and we can take something out of that."
19:15 SIR ALEX FERGUSON: "When you play the champions, it´s always a big game. A fantastic spectacle. For an hour we were fantastic, then up until the last five minutes, we were under the cosh, as they went for everything. That´s what champions do."
19:10 ALAN SMITH: "It was very difficult to hold on. Chelsea are a great team, they threw everything at us - but the commitment and passion were there for everyone to see."
19:06 ALAN SMITH: "You sometimes need a reminder that you´re at a big club. We accept criticism when it comes. Everyone knows where that came from. A club like Manchester United should not be getting beat. There was not only Roy, he´s a proud person. He told us exactly what he said and a lot of the speculation in the papers was just rubbish."
19:05 ALAN SMITH: "We did it through work rate and commitment. We´ve got players up front who can win games and we know that if we can keep it tight at the back then we´ve got players who can win games."