Ferguson:
"The performances have been terrific but you are always waiting for a performance that is a bit flat where you have to dig something out.
"Give credit to Fulham, they made it a real cup tie, they never gave us time to settle on the ball. Coming back from the (Champions League) game in Lille which was really emotional, we were really flat.
"It was an uphill fight and we have to thank the two goalscorers for digging us out of a hole.
"It's signifcant winning the way we played. Fulham will feel very aggrieved and we can look at (goalkeeper Edwin) van der Sar's performance as the reason for winning the game.
"Ronaldo was fantastic, he showed such courage and I think he deserved to be man of the match and get the goal."
Ronaldo:
"The most important thing is Manchester. Don't think about Chelsea and about being nine points in front.
The Portugal international admitted United had been fortunate saying: "After the Champions League I think the team showed it was tired.
"It was a very tough game and I think Fulham played very well. I'm very happy.
"Maybe Fulham played better in the second half. Sometimes football is like that - sometimes you play better and you don't win."
Coleman:
"There were no excuses for the ref not giving a penalty in the last minute when Van der Sar blatantly fouled [Heidar] Helguson. We raised our game today. The referee might for all I know have been taking a lift back home on their bus."
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"I'm very proud of my players and I imagine Alex would agree they shouldn't have got anything from the game." His opposite number did so, which was a little surprising. "It's the most difficult game we've had all season," Ferguson said. "But a very, very significant result."