In search of consistency
" The way the league is shaping up we are going to have to have consistency. Chelsea won today, Arsenal won today and we also won - everyone is waiting for someone to slip up and it is very close.
United needed to beat Portsmouth
" We had to win the match today, especially after losing last week, and in the end we deserved to win - we kept our perseverance and kept our momentum going. It was never going to be easy with a lot of experienced players against us but I thought we did very well."
Crucial substitutions
" We brought them on [Keane and Ronaldo] to make sure we would not lose the game, to consolidate the central midfield area and stretch them in the wide positions, which we did."
Ronaldo´s goal
" Ronaldo´s goal has been coming because he has put some terrific balls into the box. He really hits them - he is a tremendous hitter of the dead ball."
Roy Keane
" Roy scored as well, left-footed too - I think even he was surprised! We have Rangers on Tuesday and Liverpool on the following Sunday so we have to pick the games he plays in to get the best out of Roy Keane."