Boss: crowd was crucial
Sir Alex hailed the fans' role in United's come-from-behind victory
against Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford.
A Premiership record 76,098 supporters were on hand to witness a
stunning second-half performance that saw the Reds run out eventual
4-1 winners. But even with the scores level at 1-1, the United boss
said he never doubted the result.
Sir Alex told MUTV: "They overcame being 1-0 down, they kept making
chances, kept their nerve, showed their composure and the fans were
fantastic. The culmination was just too powerful for
Blackburn.
"Paul Scholes' [equalising goal] won us the game, in a sense. The
crowd were always going to take us over the line after that. The
fans were magnificent, the best in years."
The Reds trailed at half-time, but never panicked in their pursuit
of an equaliser.
"All they have to do is keep their nerve," the United manager said.
"The players kept making chances and showed composure. Cristiano
Ronaldo: some of his football today was out of this world.
"And Ryan Giggs, Ji-sung Park
the front players were also
fantastic. The combination of that and the conveyor belt of passes
you're getting from Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes makes us hard
to beat."
The win bolstered United's position at the top of the table, with
just seven games to play. And while Sir Alex didn't rule Chelsea
out of the title race, he did admit United looked like a
trophy-winning team.
"You expect champions to show nerve, determination, drive and
resolve. We did that today."
