SCOUSERS ROBBED

"I thought we should have had one and possibly two penalties.”

"Silvestre certainly handled David Weir's header while I thought there was also a push by him on Duncan Ferguson. We have done well to make such a decent start to the season and now we are hoping to maintain it."

"I was a bit worried coming here after seeing United create so many chances at Blackburn on Saturday. I hoped this was not going to be the day when they started to put those chances away, but I thought we defended well as a team and were well-organised. This is the last place you want to come on Bank Holiday when you have had a hard game two days earlier and feel jaded.”