NO LONGER A WASTER

Wayne Rooney On tonight's game against Boro.

"It was a bad feeling losing to Arsenal. If we can get to the final again then I'm sure if we have that many chances again, we'll take them."

"We'd liked to have gone straight through but we're still in the draw.

"The Riverside is a difficult place to get a result so we're pleased that, having gone behind, we fought back.

"Now we've got home advantage and we're confident of beating anyone coming to Old Trafford.

"It's getting towards the end of the season and everyone is thinking about finals and, hopefully, winning the league. I'm the same."

Meanwhile Ferguson said: "I wasn't too happy with the goals we conceded at Middlesbrough but overall we have shown the concentration you need at the back and somewhere along the line we've managed to pull out something special in front of goal.

"Defensive slips apart, we played some fantastic football at Middlesbrough.

"It was a real battle but the spirit and desire to stay in the FA Cup was there."