Edwin van der Sar, "It's a massive result for us, especially after two weeks away with the national team. It's really hard to train with each other on Friday, have a little bit of recuperation and then come to a place like this and get the three points.
"You would prefer a Sunday game or maybe a late kick-off. You're home late on Thursday, you train on Friday and you're home maybe for two or three hours before you have to say goodbye to the family again. The kids still call me Dad, but it's a hard period!
"Last year we were beaten by a shot that Michael (Carrick) touched, and this time he touched it again. I tried to palm it away, but it didn't go that far and luckily Rio was there to block it.
"I think we're creating enough chances, even in the games we've lost and drawn. We've created chances but at the moment we're not scoring so easy. The good thing is that the defence and midfield is tight, and we're not conceding, which is a good point."