'BEST SO FAR'

Last updated : 29 November 2004 By editor

"Over the 90 minutes it was our best performance of the season," Ferguson told MUTV. "The consistency of our performance was there as well – I thought we played very, very well today. We didn’t have a shot on target in the first half, but West Brom set their stall out to make it difficult for us."

"We upped the tempo in the second half and started to open them up. The key was to make sure we kept our patience. We kept possession very well against them and that made it difficult and once we scored the first goal, it was even more difficult in terms of them having the energy to get back. Don't underestimate the Manchester United performance - it was outstanding."